DC Police Car Hits Pedestrian on Connecticut Avenue: Report

UPDATE 4:50 p.m.: The area near the scene at Connecticut Avenue and L Street remains closed off while police investigate; commuters should avoid the area.

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A pedestrian was hit by a DC police car Monday afternoon on Connecticut Avenue, according to witnesses on the scene posting to social media, including a report on Twitter by witness and Vox editor Margarita Noriega.

The area was the intersection of Connecticut and L Street NW, north of Farragut Square.

The Washington Post reported that a man was struck.

Noriega’s posts say that a driver in a DC police SUV hit a pedestrian in the crosswalk and said that the person hit is receiving medical attention. Several media reports noted the man was in critical condition.

See information here on DC’s pedestrian right of way at crosswalks laws.

This video was posted to Twitter for public use, by Noriega: