Man charged with murder in fatal pedestrian crash

Suspect charged with murder high-speed crash that left man dead in D.C.

A man has been arrested for murder in a five-car crash that killed a pedestrian on Wednesday. Santana Zaki Matthews, 20, is being charged with second-degree murder while armed, according to court documents. FOX 5's Sydney Persing has the latest updates.

WASHINGTON - A man has been arrested for murder in a five-car crash that killed a pedestrian on Wednesday. 

Santana Zaki Matthews, 20, is being charged with second-degree murder while armed, according to court documents. 

What we know:

On Wednesday afternoon, the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the scene of a five-vehicle crash at the intersection of 16th and L Street Northwest. 

A pedestrian was struck and killed in the crash. 

According to court documents, the driver of a dark Chevy Malibu, identified as Matthews, was driving southbound on 16th Street NW when it hit a gold Toyota Corolla traveling east on L Street NW. The Malibu then redirect slightly to the left, hitting the pedestrian in the crosswalk. 

The pedestrian flew over a Jeep Cherokee stopped at a green light, ricocheted into the windshield of a Chevy Colorado pick-up truck and continued over the pick-up truck before landing on the ground. 

Matthews continued to drive south, hitting a Jeep Cherokee and a gold Toyota Hilux Surf. 

Matthews was then seen running on the sidewalk of 16th Street Northwest, where he threw his coat and another object, before continuing onto K Street, where he was apprehended by MPD. 

MPD officers recovered his coat and found a freezer Ziploc bag which appeared to have a "green weed-like substance." Officers also found a digital scale and another quart-sized Ziploc bag.