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Wire reports now confirm that a fatal early-morning car accident on the GW Parkway did indeed involve U.S. Men's National soccer team forward Charlie Davies. Davies was not behind the wheel at the time of the accident. WTOP reported that the collision, which occurred at about 3:15 a.m., claimed at least one fatality and seriously injured two others. One look at the car involved in the wreck, and it's understandable that Davies' injuries -- which have required hours of surgery -- are being described as "possibly career-threatening." (Although as of 5 p.m., the U.S. Soccer Federation is backing off of that assessment, calling the effect of Davies' injuries on his future "unclear.") Steve Goff's SoccerInsider twitter account first reported the news, and confirmed that Davies, who is still under the knife, did not suffer "life threatening" injuries.

The woman who was struck by a Metrobus in Trinidad on Monday evening has died, according to D.C. Police. The victim, who has been identified as Stephanie Richardson, 61, of the 1600 block of 11th Place NE, died at just after 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.

In case you missed this story from FOX 5 on Friday night, reporter Ron Plater found that Carla Proctor, the former Metrobus driver behind the wheel of the bus that struck 30-year-old Amanda Mahnke on Sept. 3, is being accused of running the light at the intersection of Connecticut and Florida Avenues before she hit Mahnke.

FOX 5 has learned that police concluded the light was already yellow when the bus driver entered the intersection, and that light turned red when she was midway through the intersection.

Continue reading "Report: Fired Metrobus Driver Ran Light Before Striking Jogger"

That's the word from WTOP's Adam Tuss, who reports that the specific reasons for the termination of 43-year-old Metrobus operator Carla Proctor have not been disclosed. But Proctor, who struck 30-year-old Amanda Mahnke while she was jogging near the intersection of Florida and Connecticut Avenues on Sept. 3, has indeed reportedly been let go by the transit agency. The Washington Post recently reported that Proctor had been involved in two previous, more minor on the job accidents. UPDATE 2:50 p.m. WMATA has put out a statement saying that Proctor was "dismissed for failing to follow standard operating procedures."

The Washington Post's James Hohmann digs into the driving record of Carla Proctor, the Metrobus driver who was behind the wheel of the bus that struck 30-year-old jogger Amanda Mahnke on Sept. 3. Proctor had two previous on-the-job accidents: one in 2004, when she crashed a Metrobus into the back of a parked vehicle on the 1300 block of Wisconsin Ave. NW, and another in 2003, when she allegedly failed to properly apply a brake before she exited a bus to inspect a faulty door. That bus "rolled down a hill and struck a car, setting off a chain of crashes that damaged seven vehicles as well as the bus."

A Metrobus driver and a bicyclist had a minor collision at the intersection of 14th Street and New York Ave. NW this morning, Metro's Taryn McNeil confirmed. The incident occurred at about 11:45 a.m. this morning.

The Metro Transit Police Department has identified the man who was fatally struck by a Red Line train on Sunday morning as Joshua Fueston, 19, of Bellingham, WA. A preliminary investigation indicated Fueston placed himself in the path of the train just before 8 a.m., but Metro Transit Police continues to investigate. The aftermath of the incident caused major delays on the Red Line until just after 11 a.m. on Sunday.

Metro reports that as of 12:43 p.m., regular service has resumed on the Blue and Yellow Lines after this morning's collision. A Metro employee is believed to have been struck by a six-car train while on the tracks between the Braddock Road and National Airport stations. The male employee, whose identity has not been released, is said to be alive but in serious condition at a nearby hospital. The incident is currently under investigation, but earlier delays on the Blue and Yellow lines should soon be abating.

A man who is believed to be a Metro employee was struck by a train at about 10:40 a.m this morning on the tracks between the Braddock Road and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport stations. The employee, whose identity Metro has not yet released, was taken to a local hospital and is in unknown condition at this time. and is believed to be in serious condition.

The Metrobus driver who struck 30-year-old jogger Amanda Mahnke at the intersection of Connecticut and Florida Avenues NW last week was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to a statement given to WTOP's Adam Tuss by Metro spokesperson Lisa Farbstein. No charges have been filed in the crash, and the identity of the driver has not yet been released. Mahnke, who is the communications director for Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), is reported to be in stable condition currently at George Washington University Hospital. An MPD investigation into the collision is ongoing.

D.C. Police still do not know the identity of the woman who struck by a Metrobus at the corner of Connecticut and Florida Avenues this morning. WTOP has reported that the woman was a jogger who was wearing earbuds at the time she was hit, which would help explain why she was not carrying any identification. The woman, who is currently listed as a Jane Doe, is in critical condition at George Washington University Hospital. She is described as a white female, with brown hair, approximately 25 years of age, and 5'5" inches tall. She was wearing a white T-shirt, faded gray jogging shorts with white trim, white sneakers and white ankle socks. Anyone with information on the identity of this woman is asked to call D.C. police at (202) 727-9099.

A pedestrian was struck by a Metrobus just after 8:30 a.m. this morning at Connecticut and Florida Avenues, according to D.C. police. D.C. Fire/EMS spokesperson Pete Piringer confirmed that the victim was transported to the hospital, but the extent of the person's injuries, who passersby say was female, are unknown at this time. The MPD's major crash unit is currently is on the scene investigating. We'll update when we have more information.

Early word from WMATA that a person was struck by an Orange Line train at the West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metro station at 11:18 a.m. The six-car train was headed in the direction of New Carrollton when it struck a person who was on the tracks as the train pulled into the station. Trains are now sharing one track through the station, which will likely result in delays of up to 30 minutes on the Orange Line until mid-afternoon. No word yet on who the person was, their condition or whether they were on the tracks intentionally. UPDATE 12:04 p.m.: Metro now says that preliminary reports indicate the train struck a male customer who was on the tracks intentionally. UPDATE 12:14 p.m. WMATA confirms the man has died.

Maybe it's just August doldrums, but I'm having a hard time getting too worked up about today's revelation that Mayor Fenty's weekend fender-bender may not have happened exactly the way his spokesperson first said. From the Post:

Spokeswoman Mafara Hobson wrote in an e-mail Sunday that "a vehicle ran a stop sign and pulled out in front of the Mayor's vehicle, causing a collision."

Continue reading "Fender-bendergate?"

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty was in what sounds like a fender bender last night, the Post is reporting. The mayor was driving his kids in the family SUV in upper Northwest at about 7 p.m. when another driver went through a stop sign and the two cars hit each other. No injuries were reported, and no word on who was at fault. Wonder how the mayoral Smart Car would have fared.

It's certainly been a weird day. Between the Metro station elevator rescue, water main breaks and questionable police behavior, why should we be surprised that someone drove a truck right into a building?

Alexandria Police Chief David P. Baker resigned this afternoon, everyone in town is reporting. Baker's decision comes amid growing criticism due to his arrest over the weekend on DUI charges, after causing a car accident in Arlington that injured at least one person. In a letter to his entire department, Baker, 58, called the resignation a "retirement."

UPDATE: Dr. Gridlock has the names of two more victims: Major General David F. Wherley Jr., former commanding general, Joint Force Headquarters, District of Columbia National Guard, and his wife Ann Wherley, a mortgage banker, both 62.

We didn't get this quote down during this morning's press conference, but City Desk provides:

NTSB’s Debbie Hersman this morning confirms that the the striking train was a 1000-series car and that the struck train was a mix of 3000- and 5000-series. She notes that the NTSB has "long been on record" about the crashworthiness of the 1000 series. "We recommended to WMATA to either retrofit those cars or phase them out of service," she says. "Those concerns were not addressed."

We're all in favor of the Washington Post doing what they can to stay on top of smaller local crime stories despite a shrinking newsroom. But this single-paragraph story from Theola Labbé-DeBose and Christy Goodman is crying out for more details: "A car that crashed into a dry-cleaning business in Prince George's County about 1 a.m. yesterday drove into the District and crashed into another car, killing one person." The fatal crash was reportedly at Southern Avenue and Chesapeake Street SE. Unanswered questions: was this a stolen car? How did the driver manage to hit the dry cleaner, then back up their presumably damaged car and make it all the way into the District without anyone stopping them?

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