The Metropolitan Police Department is currently probing a deadly pedestrian incident that took place on South Capitol Street in Southeast D.C. early Saturday morning. According to the MPD's news release, officers were dispatched to the 4300 block of South Capitol Street following reports of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian.
The crash claimed the life of a young woman, later identified as Aiyanah Brown, 20, from Southeast, D.C.; she was found with injuries indicative of having been hit by a car, and despite emergency services' efforts, Ms. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene. The preliminary findings suggest that a 2009 Nissan Rogue was going at a high rate of speed coming the other way down the street, it hit the woman who was trying to cross, albeit not at a crosswalk, and then the driver of the Nissan fled. Officers later found the vehicle abandoned.
Detectives from the MPD's Major Crash Investigations Unit have taken charge of the ongoing investigation. They are laboring to piece together the circumstances leading up to this tragic event and are in pursuit of the individual responsible for Ms. Brown’s untimely death. In an appeal for assistance, the department has asked that anyone with information related to this incident should come forward and has provided a tip line for confidential tips.
The Metropolitan Police Department requests that anyone with knowledge regarding this incident should call (202) 727-9099, or if they wish to remain anonymous, text your tip to the department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411, as mentioned in their recent announcement. The search for answers continues, and the MPD relies on community engagement to bring closure and justice in cases such as these, which tear at the fabric of our shared sense of security on the streets we all walk.
