4th and New York Ave, NW
At 3am a reader reports “from the corner of New York Ave and 4th NW — 4 car pileup, 2 cars on fire, one of which is in a homeless encampment. (more…)
driving dangerously
Thanks to Alec for sending this “definitely abused truck in the middle of the soccer fields at Anacostia Park section G. Why are all the inconveniently abandoned vehicles in DC bright green?”
1101 Pennsylvania Ave, SE photo by Sheryl Katzin
Sheryl writes: “Paraiso opened a drive thru tonight. Thankfully it didn’t look like anyone was hurt and damage was minimal”
Thanks to SD for sending: “Last night around 10:15pm, came across this car that jumped the median and crashed into a pole–totally abandoned, no one inside. Pretty sure this is Rhode Island and Florida Ave, NW”
“Dear PoPville,
I (freshly-30 woman) had a mouth agape moment while driving into DC from the Bethesda area between 9 and 9:30am today (Tues, Aug 10). I looked in my rearview mirror at a red light and saw what I thought was a man looking at a notebook. As the light turned green, I realized it was in fact a man on. his. laptop. while. driving. I was so shocked that I switched lanes just so he could pull up next to me at the next light and I could confirm what I saw. He had the sense to at least look a little ashamed when we locked eyes. (more…)
Thanks to k for sending around 7:30am in “Columbia heights, 13th and Irving Street, NW”
Cam sends around 8:40 this morning: “Every day I think to myself the intersection of Massachusetts, L, and 11th Streets is the worst intersection I’ve ever seen. Surprise, accident there this morning”
1700 block of Connecticut Ave, NW. Virginia license plates
Thanks to Jeff and Zach for sending Saturday night on Connecticut Ave between R and S Streets, NW. (more…)
Thanks to Mary for sending from Logan Circle. And for inquiring minds, the license plate was: Virginia!
600 block of T Street, NW
From MPD around 10pm: “Alert: Shooting Investigation in the 600 block of T Street, NW. LOF: Sliver Infiniti with unknown MD tags, L/S towards S Street, NW.
Have info? Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411″
and around 3am: (more…)