Fatal DC-295 crash leaves man dead as car occupants flee on foot
By: Local News Report | Published: 2025-08-07 19:30:00 | Source: www.shorenewsnetwork.com
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Washington, DC – A man was struck and killed by a speeding car on DC-295 near Pennsylvania Avenue early Saturday morning, and the vehicle’s occupants fled the scene on foot without identifying themselves.
Just before 2:30 a.m. on August 2, officers from the Sixth District responded to reports of a crash in the northbound lanes of DC-295. At the scene, police found an adult male pedestrian, later identified as 58-year-old Lee Clark of Capitol Heights, Maryland, unconscious and not breathing.
DC Fire and EMS attempted lifesaving measures, but Clark was pronounced dead at the scene.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a blue 2025 Toyota Camry had been traveling at a high rate of speed in the second lane from the I-695 ramp merging into northbound DC-295….
