On March 15, 2023, two guys were out drinking in Washington D.C. They did the right thing and called a Lyft driver in an Accord for a ride home.
A few minutes later, though, all three were dead, when a Lexus SUV with 44 outstanding tickets totaling $17,000 in unpaid fines fleeing a police stop crossed over onto their side of Rock Creek Parkway.
On March 15, the driver of a Lexus SUV fleeing a traffic stop killed 3 people on Rock Creek Pkwy in D.C. The Lexus has >$17,000 (originally reported as >$12,000) in unpaid moving violations, exposing many problems with D.C. traffic enforcement. 1/12 https://t.co/gpTMExWBB8 pic.twitter.com/I61Mw9avv8
— Ryan Calder (@rycalder) April 26, 2023
A woman in the Lexus was badly hurt, while the man was slightly injured.
Take all the "traffic-calming measures" you want. Until D.C. cracks down on drivers who willfully endanger innocent lives, our streets will never be truly safe. Run the plate involved in today's crash. You'll see why. https://t.co/PWJoTt6gCO pic.twitter.com/TlXAFmN7aj
— Jim Lokay (@LokayFOX5) March 15, 2023
This was a spectacular wreck in one of the hearts of the media industry and it elicited some appropriately indignant commentary, such as this article in Slate by Dan Kois.
More than a month later, though, I can’t find the name of the Lexus driver.
I can see his (or her) unpaid tickets, but not a name.
There are a lot of VIPs driving on the Rock Creek Parkway in D.C., so it’s natural to wonder…
A member of Congress? The Ukrainian Ambassador? A TV anchorman? A Washington Wizard? Pete Buttigieg?
