DC police chase ends in crash that kills moped driver; 3 arrested
Police chase through DC ends with 1 dead, 3 arrested
A moped driver was killed after a police chase ended in a crash on Connecticut Avenue.
WASHINGTON - A moped rider was killed after a police chase ended in a crash near the Taft Bridge Saturday, and several suspects are in custody.
What we know:
The chase started shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, when U.S. Park Police officers tried to pull over a driver on Rock Creek Parkway.
The driver took off, getting off the parkway on Connecticut Avenue. Police said the driver then crossed into oncoming traffic at the intersection of Connecticut and Kalorama Road NW, before crashing into a person on a moped and a diplomat vehicle.
Three people tried to run from the car after the crash, but officers quickly arrested them.
Paramedics pronounced the moped driver dead at the scene.
Two people inside the diplomat vehicle were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
What we don't know:
Police did not identify any of the three suspects, or provide any information on the moped driver who died.
The U.S. Park Police is still investigating what caused the crash.
The Source: Information in this story is from the United States Park Police Department.