Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit are investigating the death of a man after a traffic crash on Saturday, January 20, 2024.
At approximately 1:01 a.m., an adult male pedestrian was crossing 16th Street in or about the south crosswalk at 16th Street and Newton Street, Northwest. As the pedestrian was crossing the street, a Toyota Camry travelling northbound on 16th Street, struck the pedestrian, and fled the scene. The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
On Sunday, January 21, 2024, the pedestrian succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 39-year-old Delaverlure Dunbar, of Northwest, DC.
Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should call the police