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Last Night in Driving Dangerously: “car was driving in circles around the Logan statue”

By Prince Of Petworth

Update from K.

“the car, which did nearly two dozen laps around the circle.

After popping all 4 tires while circling the statue, he made his way down the pedestrian sidewalk west of the circle headed towards P Street and turned on Kingman. He was detained on Q Street by police, who said he was very intoxicated and believed he had done nothing wrong. According to Park Police, he said there was nothing wrong with “driving around the circle…!” He didn’t realize though that the circle he was driving around was the one surrounding the Statue and not actually the street surrounding Logan Circle.”

“A driver drove a car into Logan Circle last night around 9:30pm. Circled around the inner part of the circle at least 5 times before turning and driving off. The bumper of the car is still out there!”

Thanks to all who sent in photos. Another reader writes:

Aftermath photos of yet another car crash last night in Logan Circle. Eyewitnesses told me a car was driving in circles around the Logan statue and narrowly missed some people. (more…)

11th and U St, NW – A Driver “struck a pedestrian, a utility pole, and a metal trash can. The impact with the metal trash can injured additional pedestrians on the sidewalk.” Arrest Made.

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a driver involved in a crash that injured multiple pedestrians along the U Street corridor early Saturday.

On Saturday, April 5, 2025, at approximately 1:15 a.m., a vehicle traveling eastbound on U Street crashed resulting in multiple injuries near the intersection with 11th Street, Northwest. The vehicle struck a pedestrian, a utility pole, and a metal trash can. The impact with the metal trash can injured additional pedestrians on the sidewalk. (more…)

“Today in disguising your Tesla” – BYD

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to M. for sending in another disguised Tesla:

“If it were a real BYD, it would charge faster, cost less, have higher quality, and have much better features.”

Ed. Note: Had to google BYD, CNN reported last week:

“BYD, the Shenzhen-based Chinese EV champion, eclipsed Tesla in annual sales last year.

…BYD is starting to expand globally, with notable exceptions like the United States, a country it is effectively barred from due to 100% tariffs on its passenger cars.”

“Metro implements policy to ban violent and sexual offenders beginning June 2”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Fritz Myer

From WMATA:

“In alignment with Metro’s Strategic Transformation Plan, the Metro Board of Directors has adopted a banning policy, which will take effect on June 2, 2025, or on a later date as may be necessary for all administrative processes to be in place.

The purpose of the banning policy is to prohibit a person who commits a sex or sex-related crime or any assault on a Metro employee, contractor, or customer from entering or using the Metro system, properties, or facilities for more than 24 hours.

Currently, MTPD may ban a person for up to 24 hours if they violate the passenger conduct rules in Metro’s Tariff, which includes abusive, unacceptable, or unsafe conduct.

Under the new policy, the banning period will apply as follows: (more…)

“Hit and Run in NOMA (3/29) – A SUV driver slammed into my rear end causing my airbags to deploy and pushed me into the car in front”

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

Anyone with information can email me at [email protected] and I’ll pass on to OP thanks.

“Dear PoPville,

I was in a hit and run crash in NOMA Saturday evening. A SUV driver slammed into my rear end causing my airbags to deploy and pushed me into the car in front of me. Unfortunately, the person who hit me did not stop annd drove away. (more…)

“That man who hit us (with his car) just gets to carry on like he never did anything wrong.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Me and my dog were hit by a car while running in a marked crosswalk on upper Ct Ave this morning (Tuesday). We are both okay, $300 in vet checkups later, but the guy who hit us had out of state plates and the DC police told me it wasn’t worth pursuing the matter. This in spite of the fact that we were already in the crosswalk when the car began moving towards us, and in spite of the fact that it accelerated towards us while I screamed so loudly that my Apple Watch registered a noise level alert.

Last year, a close friend of mine was hit by a car, also in a marked DC crosswalk, after she recalls “making eye contact” with a driver who then proceeded to hit her anyway. In October, another close friend was hospitalized and left with permanent nerve damage and vision loss when a young woman plowed into her and her dog in a marked crosswalk with a walk signal on Bradley Boulevard. And not even a month ago, my best friend rushed her dog to the ER after she was hit by a car in Takoma Park.

Why aren’t we holding drivers accountable for these incidents?! (more…)

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