Cyclist killed at 8th & S St NW early this morning in a hit and run ….

[Terpfan]

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Unit are investigating a hit and run that resulted in a traffic fatality which occurred at the intersection of 8th and S Streets, NW.

On Saturday, September 20, 2014, at approximately 2:33 am, a bicyclist was on 8th Street, NW when she was struck by a light colored SUV that was traveling southbound on 8th Street, NW. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel transported the victim to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. The striking vehicle was last seen fleeing southbound on 8th Street towards Rhode Island Avenue, NW. The SUV may have damage to the right front bumper.

The decedent has been identified as 53 year-old Tonya Reaves of Northeast, Washington, DC.

This crash is currently under investigation.

The Metropolitan Police Department is asking anyone with information about this case to call the police at (202) 727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.”
http://www.popville.com/2014/09/cyclist-struck-hit-and-run-driver-killed-shaw/

8th and S is a four way stop!?! Did the driver just blow the stop sign? What a tragedy. Not somewhere I would expect a hit and run, let alone a fatal one.

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[PotomacCyclist]

There are a lot of drunk drivers and/or speeding drivers on the weekends, unfortunately. Perhaps MPD needs to step up enforcement against dangerous drivers. There was a hit and run on Georgia Ave. on the previous weekend, and probably on most weekends of the year in DC and nearby areas.

[Brendan von Buckingham]

Driver has been arrested, and get this, charged with Murder Two. They must have video of the accident or a passenger willing to testify against the driver?

http://www.popville.com/2014/10/props-to-the-cops-arrest-made-in-hit-and-run-where-cyclist-was-killed-at-8th-and-s-st-nw/#comments

[mattotoole]

@Brendan von Buckingham 97850 wrote:

Driver has been arrested, and get this, charged with Murder Two. They must have video of the accident or a passenger willing to testify against the driver?

http://www.popville.com/2014/10/props-to-the-cops-arrest-made-in-hit-and-run-where-cyclist-was-killed-at-8th-and-s-st-nw/#comments

Or a previous DUI, as is the law in CA, and a case to be made elsewhere: “…a previous DUI conviction, and the subsequent required alcohol education, is considered an adequate indicator to suggest “implied malice” in subsequent DUI arrests involving the death of another party.”

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