driving dangerously

“By the grace of God there were no pedestrians crossing at that moment, else they would have been killed right there.”

By Prince Of Petworth


9th and Rhode Island Ave, NW Friday around 2:30pm

“Dear PoPville,

We were driving at 20-25 mph through Rhode Island coming from NE to NW DC. We had just started crossing 9th street NW after the signal had been green for a few seconds. Suddenly a white Dodge Charger, driving at what I estimate was >70 mph, skipped the red light on 9th street and hit our car on the left side. Thankfully the impact was mostly on the front and not the passenger side door, otherwise it would have been much worse. (more…)

“Corner of 4th and M Streets SE”

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Brian for sending around 6pm:

“Worst intersection in the neighborhood to walk through, lucky that this doesn’t happen more often.

The M Street drag strip from the Wharf all the way to the Southeast Freeway is pretty terrible, but it’s at its worst where it sees a lot of pedestrian crossings. I really hope nobody was injured, but especially that no pedestrians were involved.”

Last Night in Driving Dangerously

By Prince Of Petworth

Joe reports: “2 am between Fuller and Euclid on 16th NW. Heard a monstrous crash and thought i was dreaming but only one car upside down.

now I think i see what the car hit – those two almost totalled”

And Andrew sends a carbque earlier: (more…)

“a car drove clean through the side of an apartment building on North Capitol”

By Prince Of Petworth


via DC Fire and EMS

A reader reported around 1:45am: “a car drove clean through the side of an apartment building on North Capitol and Webster NE. Police and EMS already there. I hope no one was injured.”


via DC Fire and EMS

DC Fire and EMS reported: “Box Alarm with vehicle striking building 4500 block Clermont Dr. NE. Vehicle went thru wall into apartment of 3 story apartment building. (more…)

This Morning in Driving Dangerously

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Karen for sending from the 1400 block of H Street, NE around 8:30am.

DC Fire and EMS reported: “Update crash with vehicle overturned and entrapment 14th & H Sts NE. Patient has been extricated and is in the hands of EMS.”

G. sends some photos of the scene after the car was flipped back wheels down: (more…)

Today in Driving Dangerously

By Prince Of Petworth


N and New Hampshire Ave, NW

Thanks to BB for sending from Dupont just before 3pm:

“Sir you can’t park there.

They’re on the retaining wall”

1000 Words

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Kian for sending Saturday night from 15th and Massachusetts Avenue, NW:

“Bystanders assisting crash last night.”

Yesterday in Driving Dangerously

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Chelsey Christensen for sending yesterday at 6:10pm:

“I’m not sure *how* this is possible but a car took out a sign and tree and made it’s way onto the sidewalk going the wrong direction on Michigan Ave NE (between 13th and 14th)

Traffic Calming needed ASAP!”

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