District residents, political leaders, and police gathered tonight in Montrose Park in Georgetown, not far from where Joseph Pozell, who managed nearby Oak Hill Cemetery by day and worked as a volunteer traffic police officer by night, lived with his family. Pozell, who is 58, was critically injured on Saturday, when a SUV making a left turn from Wisconsin Avenue onto M Street hit him.

D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams, police Chief Charles Ramsey, Council-member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), and members of the community gathered to solemnly pay tribute to a man fighting for his life at the George Washington University Hospital. Most held candles, many bowed their heads, and others simply listened as Pozell’s wife and friends described him and recognized his service to the city. Police cars lined the street in front of the park, and attendees were invited to write personalized cards to Pozell and his family.

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