{"id":25674,"date":"2023-07-13T04:39:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T08:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=25674"},"modified":"2023-07-13T04:39:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T08:39:44","slug":"one-dead-as-driver-flees-police-traffic-stop-near-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/07\/13\/one-dead-as-driver-flees-police-traffic-stop-near-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"One dead as driver flees police traffic stop near White House"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A person has died after a driver fleeing a US Secret Service traffic stop ploughed into pedestrians near the White House.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The fatal collision in the heart of Washington DC unfolded as uniformed officers pulled the car over for an expired registration plate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The motorist drove off through a red light and “struck multiple individuals in the crosswalk” before fleeing, said the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The suspect is still at large.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The incident happened just before 13:30 local time (17:30 GMT) on Wednesday as uniformed Secret Service officers pulled over the driver, who was in a 2006 blue Honda Accord.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The suspect “indicated that they would stop the vehicle, but then quickly fled”, the agency said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Secret Service Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said police were “working to locate the suspect”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Our deepest condolences go out to the victim’s family,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Officers at the scene – an area typically crowded with tourists and other visitors to the nation’s capital – provided first aid to those injured.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“One person was transported from the scene in critical condition and later succumbed to injures at an area hospital,” officials said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The victim was a 75-year-old man, according to CBS Washington. A 13-year-old girl was also treated for injuries at the scene, according to local reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Secret Service has asked local law enforcement to be on the lookout for the suspect in the crash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The crash is strikingly similar to another fatal hit-and-run near the White House in December 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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While fleeing a Secret Service traffic stop, the suspect’s car ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians, killing one and injuring others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police arrested 35-year-old Spiro Stafilatos and he is awaiting trial on charges of murder and aggravated assault.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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