[PR] Traffic Fatality: 3800 b/o Pennsylvania Avenue, SE

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit are investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in the 3800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast. 

Preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 9:47 am, a vehicle was travelling at a high rate of speed and crashed into a utility pole at the listed location. The impact caused the passenger of the vehicle to be ejected from the vehicle. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and after all life-saving efforts failed, the passenger was pronounced dead on the scene and transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The driver of the vehicle was transported to an area hospital for medical treatment of non-life threatening injuries. 

The decedent has been identified as 36 year-old Keenan Parker, of District Heights, MD. 

This case remains under investigation. 

Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.