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“National guard truck crashing into a vehicle early this morning.”

Published August 20, 2025 at 9:09AM | Updated August 22, 2025 at 1:12PM

“Dear PoPville,

This morning, at 6:15AM, a cop car with sirens followed by 3-4 large military vehicles were heading north on 8th St SE and one of the military vehicles loudly t-boned a vehicle heading southwest on North Carolina Avenue SE. From my viewpoint, this was clearly not an intentional stopping/crashing of a vehicle.

Following the crash, a group of national guard hopped off to go see what had happened.

I’m curious if the person in the car is okay…”

Another reader writes: “Driver was conscious but they were using jaws of life to open her door. (more…)

#National Guard

“Heard a big bang last night”

By Prince Of Petworth

Published August 9, 2025 at 9:05AM

Thanks to D. for sending from Hill East: (more…)

Driver Flipped Car on Reno Road around 1:15pm

By Prince Of Petworth

Published August 5, 2025 at 1:45PM

Thanks to Rita for sending from Reno and Alton around 1:15pm: (more…)

Driver “tried to run a cyclist down chasing him into oncoming traffic”

By Prince Of Petworth

Published July 31, 2025 at 12:55PM

Thanks to Greg for sharing this disturbing scene with us:

“Southbound on 11st NW at 05:14PM on 07-30-25 a white ford fusion tried to run a cyclist down chasing him into oncoming traffic – if you know him please share dashcam footage. (more…)

Driver Flipped Car on Rock Creek Parkway Yesterday

By Prince Of Petworth

Published July 17, 2025 at 9:25AM | Updated July 17, 2025 at 9:52AM

C. reported around last night (Wed.): “Car (driver) flipped over on Rock Creek Parkway around 5pm. Couldn’t make out the license plate even though we all know it had to be Maryland.”

It had been 18 days since we last posted a driver who flipped their car. Scratch that, it was seven days…

Now You Didn’t Think I’d Forget to post that Flipped Car on 16th Street Did You?

By Prince Of Petworth

Published July 10, 2025 at 11:15AM

Thanks to E. for sending yesterday: “Around 3:40pm this afternoon a car was speeding down 16th St. when it hit another parked car and flipped over. It shut down all of 16th between Kalorama Rd. NW and Crescent Pl. NW. The driver of the car is okay, and was taken to the hospital in an ambulance.”

Thanks to A. for sending below: (more…)

Confounding Crash

By Prince Of Petworth

Published July 1, 2025 at 3:35PM | Updated July 1, 2025 at 3:51PM

2500 block of Massachusetts Ave, NW

Thanks to J. for sending right before the storms hit: (more…)

Yesterday in Driving Dangerously – Truxton Circle

By Prince Of Petworth

Published June 29, 2025 at 8:13AM

Thanks to C. for sending:

“on Saturday at 4:45 PM at 4th and O and New Jersey NW”

It had been 8 days since we noted a driver had flipped a car.

In more pleasant Truxton Circle news, as I was fixing old photos the other day, back in 2009 a reader found remnants of the Truxton Circle Fountain (more…)

#Archeological Finds

Last Night in Driving Dangerously – Through Washington Circle

By Prince Of Petworth

Published June 28, 2025 at 2:40PM

“Dear PoPville,

Washington Circle… a vehicle went through the chain and posts, struck an ornamental apple tree, went through low evergreens kept going across the path…. (more…)

17 Year Old Arrested and Charged in Fatal Hit and Run Crash at 12th and U Street, NW

By Prince Of Petworth

Published June 26, 2025 at 11:30AM

stock photo from our archives

From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department’s announces the arrest of a suspect in a fatal pedestrian hit and run crash in Northwest.

On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at approximately 4:15 a.m., Third District officers responded to the intersection of 12th Street and U Street, Northwest for the report of a crash. On scene officers located an adult male lying in the roadway unconscious and not breathing after being struck by a vehicle. (more…)