METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
Peter Newsham

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Dustin Sternbeck

Chief of Police

Director

NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

Public Information Office: 202- 727-4383

October 1, 2019

Traffic Fatality: Intersection of Martin Luther King Jr.
Avenue and Malcolm X Avenue, Southeast
(Washington, DC) – Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash
Investigations Unit are investigating a traffic fatality involving a vehicle and moped that
occurred on Monday, September 30, 2019, in the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
and Malcolm X Avenue, Southeast.
At approximately 7:55 pm, a gold in color 2006 Nissan Murano SUV was traveling southbound
in the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast. The Nissan Murano approached
the intersection of Malcolm X Avenue, Southeast, and proceeded to make a left turn onto the 600
block Malcolm X Avenue, Southeast. As the vehicle was turning, it was struck by a red and
black in color “Tao-Tao” VIP Future Champion moped, which was traveling straight in the
opposite direction, northbound on Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Southeast. The impact caused the
operator of the Tao-Tao moped to be ejected. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services
responded to the scene and transported the operator of the moped to a local hospital, where he
was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 19 year-old Jawan Evans, of Southeast, DC.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is requested to contact the Metropolitan Police
Department at (202) 727-9099.
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