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A suspect remains at large after reportedly striking and killing a 75-year-old pedestrian with a vehicle while fleeing the Secret Service near the White House on Wednesday afternoon.
A 75-year-old man is dead and a 13-year-old girl was left injured after Secret Service officers attempted to stop a car at the intersection of 17th Street NW and Constitution Avenue NW due to an expired registration, according to a release from the agency.
“The suspect indicated they would stop the vehicle, but then quickly fled southbound on 17th Street NW. The suspect then crossed a red traffic signal and struck multiple individuals in the crosswalk at 17th Street NW and Constitution Avenue, a short distance from where the traffic stop was initiated,” the release reads.
A man was tragically killed today by a driver who fled officers for an expired registration. Police are working to locate the suspect and our deepest condolences go out to the victim’s family Statement below from Uniformed Division pic.twitter.com/ZLQGA8lROb
— Anthony Guglielmi (@SecretSvcSpox) July 12, 2023
The 75-year-old man, identified only as a resident of Philadelphia, was transported to the George Washington University Hospital where he later died from the injuries he sustained, U.S. Park Police told WUSA-9 News. The 13-year-old victim was treated on the scene for minor injuries, the outlet reported.
Ehab Sorour was standing near the intersection when the incident unfolded. “All of a sudden, [the car] just hit the guy. The guy flew up – I saw him when he was flying up. He came down on the hood,” Sorour told NBC Washington. “All of a sudden, he backed up a little bit and ran over him again and kept on continuing down until the light.” (RELATED: Police Say Teenager Listened To Song About Murder Before Intentionally Running Over 70-Year-Old Man)
The vehicle involved in the deadly incident is reported to be a Honda Accord. Police are asking anyone with any information regarding the suspect or the incident to contact authorities, the outlet stated.