The Washington Post reports that a man was killed while walking across 34th St. and Cleveland Ave. NW. The man was in the process of crossing the dangerous intersection around 7:15 p.m. when he stopped. A car, traveling northwest on Cleveland Ave., hit the man shortly afterwards. The intersection sits adjacent to the eastern boundaries...
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Man Walking on the Mall Is Hit by Car and Dies
A 76-year-old man from Northwest Washington DC died November 17, 2009, after he was hit by a car while he and his wife walked on the U.S. Mall. U.S. Park Police told the Washington Post that the man and his wife were crossing Madison Drive NW at 12 Street, when a car backed into...
Read MoreMan Charged in Fireworks Death
A 19-year-old Centreville man is charged with involuntary manslaughter after his friend fell off a moving pickup truck he was driving and died. The man was lighting fireworks off the truck’s bed, while it was moving, and the force of the fireworks caused his friend to have to jump or fall from the truck. When...
Read MoreMan Killed by Car on Anacostia Freeway
A man walking along the Anacostia Freeway on November 4, 2009, was hit and killed by an oncoming car. This is a particularly tragic event, because it could have easily been prevented by the pedestrian. The man was walking along Interstate 295’s north-bound lanes...
Read MoreVirginia Teen Assaulted Five Women, Police Say
Police in Prince William County allege that a 15-year-old boy from Manassas attacked five different women between August and November 2009. They charged the boy with five counts of malicious wounding, three counts of abduction, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual battery. Police say this all happened in the area of...
Read MoreSt. Mary’s Accident Leaves One Dead, Another Injured
An accident in St. Mary's County, Maryland, on October 27, 2009, caused one man's death and a woman to be injured. Police at the scene of the accident on Route 235 say the man was driving a Honda and crossed the center line early that morning. He hit a woman driving a Trailblazer head...
Read MoreHigh School Student in Potomac Hit By Car
A student who attends Winston Churchill High School in Potomac was walking to school October 29, 2009, when an oncoming vehicle struck the child. The student was hurt and transported to a local hospital. Investigators at the scene of the accident state that the student’s injuries are not life-threatening. The driver who hit the student...
Read MoreTruck Accident Closes Part of Metro Area Highway
If you would like more information, please contact William P. Lightfoot, Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P. An accident involving two trucks closed part of a highway in the Washington, D.C. Metro area over Labor Day weekend. There were minor injuries in the wreck that tangled traffic for two hours, but fortunately no one died. Driver fatigue is...
Read MoreVirginia-Pilot Study Finds $7.5 Million Spent On Settlements Over Three Years
If you would like more information, please contact Peter DePaolis, Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P. A story published in the Virginia-Pilot reported that local cities in Virginia spent some $7.5 million over a three-year period for accidents caused by buses, trucks and
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