Good morning, Washington. Sad news: although the last word at the end of yesterday indicated that Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones was still fighting for life, the trauma of the aneurysm she suffered proved to be too much. The 58-year-old Democrat from Ohio passed away at 6:12 p.m. last night.

BW Parkway Closed In Both Directions: Yikes. A fatal crash has shut down the thoroughfare near Powder Mill Road, according to WTOP. The accident seems to have happened around 5 a.m. and involved a motorcycle and at least three other vehicles. There’s no indication yet of when the road might reopen.

D.C. EMS Director Resigns: The Post is reporting that Michael D. Williams, the official responsible for reforms in the wake of D.C. Emergency Services’ mishandling of journalist David Rosenbaum’s assault and subsequent death, has resigned. It’s not yet clear why Williams is calling it quits — his superior says he was not asked to leave, although when the Post reached Williams by phone he said, somewhat cryptically, “I think it was thought best that I resign”.

Council Weighs In On School Renovations: Yesterday we learned that some repairs to the District’s schools wouldn’t be completed in time for the start of the academic year. Now a letter from Vincent Gray has made the City Council chief’s opinion on the matter known, as the Post reports. In the letter Gray expresses disappointment at the delays and concern over the varying quality of the repairs. Notably, Gray does not hold Allen Y. Lew, the man in charge of the reconstruction effort, responsible for the delays, and instead acknowledges that completing the work on time was impossible.

Briefly Noted: Man rescues two women from fire in Southeast… Suspect in Silver Spring killing arrested in Houston… The Amtrak worker struck by a train yesterday has died… Maryland may sue the Army over pollution at Ft. Meade… Dog attack in SE results in injuries to girl, destruction of pit bull…

This Day In DCist: One year ago the city government and ANSWER clashed over the latter’s omnipresent posters and Virginia’s lax gun laws attracted criticism.

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