“Dear PoPville,
I was driving on Brentwood Rd NE northbound about to cross Rhode Island Ave NE and almost got hit by an incoming car that swerved into our northbound lane to zoom past all the cars in front of it. See dashcam video attached. (more…)
driving dangerously
via MPD
From MPD:
“The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a traffic crash that resulted in severe injuries of a pedestrian in Northeast.
On Thursday, February 13, 2025, at approximately 5:05 p.m., an adult male was walking westbound, on the north sidewalk, in the 600 block of Michigan Avenue, Northeast, when he was struck from behind by an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) operated by an unknown male suspect. The ATV was using the sidewalk to travel and after striking the pedestrian the driver fled the scene on the ATV. The pedestrian was transported to an area hospital by DC Fire and EMS and is being treated for life-threatening injuries. (more…)
DC Plates
“Dear PoPville,
(Sunday) morning as I drove over to the Giant on O St there was a plentiful amount of terrible driving happening. Drivers blocking one way roads, blocking bike lanes, driving down the middle of the road. The cherry on top was pulling into the parking garage and finding this. (more…)
Thanks to Zak for sending above: “Driving dangerously on New Hampshire and Georgia.”
Thanks also to KB for sending from the Petworth/Park View border. (more…)
15th and Euclid Street, NW
Thanks to DBS, Chris, Ariel and Emma for sending:
“We noticed this while walking by the park about 8:20pm (Saturday night.) Looks like a driver lost control, stoplight fell on top of the car. Lots of emergency vehicles, thankfully, we did not see any injured people.” (more…)
A reader reports around 11:40pm last night (Monday):
“Wait did you see a car just blew through the wall/fence at Howard U? And then drove through the southern lawn??” (more…)
A reader reports: “This car smashed into the CVS at 11 and NY Ave, NW around 3 am Saturday morning. No idea what happened.” (more…)
5:54pm
“Dear PoPville,
I was viewing Thursday’s Driving Dangerously, Morning Edition photo, when Kaboom! (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
around 10 am Thursday morning. This car careened onto the sidewalk in front of the apartment building in Eckington at 1501 Harry Thomas Way NE. (more…)
4300 block of Connecticut Ave, NW
Thanks to Ann for sending early Sunday morning:
“A little one-car, upside-down action at zero dark thirty this morning. Connecticut Ave / Van Ness. 🙃”
It had been 29 days since our last flipped car.
Insert your pro/con bike lane Connecticut Avenue comment/or reflexive irrelevant scooter comment, below, based on your political persuasion/age/years in DC etc.