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Pedestrian fatally struck in District; motorist charged with DUI Pedestrian fatally struck in District; motorist charged with DUI
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A 24-year-old woman was charged Friday with driving under the influence of alcohol after authorities said she struck a pedestrian with her vehicle near Thomas Circle in Northwest Washington. A 24-year-old woman was charged Friday with driving under the influence of alcohol after her vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian near Thomas Circle NW, D.C. police said.
Roshonda Michelle Josephs, of Northwest, was arrested after she received medical treatment for minor injuries sustained in the crash, which police said occurred about 1:30 a.m. in the 1300 block of Massachusetts Avenue NW. Roshonda Michelle Josephs, of Northwest, was arrested after the crash on Massachusetts Avenue NW, police said.
The male victim, who police said had not been identified as of early Friday afternoon, was pronounced dead on the scene. Traffic was diverted around the crash site, a heavily trafficked thoroughfare, for several hours. Police said they had not identified the victim.
D.C. police said the vehicle driven by Josephs was traveling east when it struck the man moments after he stepped off a curb. Police said the man was not in a crosswalk and had walked into the travel lane from between parked cars. Police said the vehicle driven by Josephs was headed east when it struck the man moments after he stepped off a curb.
Police said he was not in a crosswalk and had come from between parked cars.
— Peter Hermann— Peter Hermann
A juvenile was stabbed Friday afternoon near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station during a large fight involving teenagers, according to D.C. police.A juvenile was stabbed Friday afternoon near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station during a large fight involving teenagers, according to D.C. police.
The incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. at the station in Northeast Washington. The stabbing occurred near a bus stop about a block from the station.
Police said the fight started outside the station and spilled up the street.
The stabbing occurred about a block from the station near a bus stop.
No arrests were made in the immediate aftermath, but police were still in the area and investigating half an hour after the incident.No arrests were made in the immediate aftermath, but police were still in the area and investigating half an hour after the incident.
Police did not give an age for the youth who was stabbed but said he was taken to a hospital. Police gave no age for the wounded youth but said he was taken to a hospital.
— Peter Hermann— Peter Hermann
Two dozen dead birds were found Friday along Avion Parkway and Lee Jackson Memorial Highway in Chantilly. A 7-year-old girl was shot and wounded Friday night on Hartford Street SE, police said.
Animal control officers for Fairfax County were called about 10 a.m. to the area where the birds were found along the road. They are thought to be European starlings. Officer Sean Hickman said the child was conscious and breathing when taken to a hospital.
Officials said there was no “apparent cause of death” at that time. The shooting occurred about 9:40 p.m. in the 2400 block. The circumstances were not known.
The birds were picked up and will be sent for necropsies and laboratory tests. — Clarence Williams and Martin Weil
The county’s Animal Services Division and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries are helping in the investigation and working to learn the cause of the deaths.
— Dana Hedgpeth