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Oct 26, 2016

U-Haul Truck Fatally Struck A Man In Northeast This Morning

The incident took place at 4th Street and New York Avenue around 12:15 a.m.

Aug 19, 2016

Man Fatally Struck In Hit-And-Run Crash Near Dupont

This is the second traffic fatality involving a pedestrian this week.

May 20, 2013

Cyclist Killed in U Street Collision With Car Last Thursday

The cyclist who was struck by a car last Thursday morning near the intersection of 11th and U streets NW died of his injuries, the Metropolitan Police Department said Saturday.

Feb 13, 2013

Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit By Car, Second Fatality as Many Days in D.C.

Two pedestrians were struck and killed in D.C. over the last two days.

Jan 14, 2013

First D.C. Bicycle Fatality of 2013 Reported Over Weekend

The Metropolitan Police Department is reporting that a 28-year-old man fell off of his bike and died over the weekend after something he was carrying got lodged in the front wheel.

Oct 16, 2012

Death of Person Hit By Metro Train Ruled Intentional

A person at the Farragut North station on Metro’s Red Line was killed after being struck by an oncoming train this morning, the transit agency said.

Jun 12, 2012

Woman Dies After Being Hit by Cyclist in Arlington

A 70-year-old Arlington woman died last night after being hit by a cyclist on the Four Mile Run Trail yesterday morning.

Apr 10, 2012

Charges Filed in Accidental Shooting Death of Maryland Six-Year-Old

Prince George’s Police announced today that charges will be filed in the shocking death yesterday of a six-year-old boy in Clinton, Md., who died after he accidentally shot himself with a gun he found at home.

Apr 02, 2012

Pedestrian Killed by Garbage Truck in Columbia Heights

A man walking in Columbia Heights was killed this afternoon when he was struck by a waste-removal truck in the 1400 block of Columbia Road NW.

Oct 24, 2011

MPD Seeks Witnesses in Fatal Shaw Hit-and-Run

The Metropolitan Police Department is currently looking for help finding who killed a California man during a hit-and-run incident on the 1800 block of 6th Street NW on Sunday morning.

 
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