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 22, 2019

Traffic Fatality: 6200 Block of Eastern Avenue, Northeast
(Washington, DC) – Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash
Investigations Unit are investigating a traffic fatality resulting from a crash that occurred on
Tuesday, October 22, 2019, in the 6200 block of Eastern Avenue, Northeast.
At approximately 5:05 am, a Toyota 4-Runner was traveling west on Chillum Road, Northeast,
at the intersection of Eastern Avenue, Northeast. An Infinity I30 was traveling northbound on
Eastern Avenue, Northeast, when the two vehicles collided. The impact caused the Infinity to
redirect across opposing traffic on Eastern Avenue and strike a light pole. DC Fire and
Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported one of the passengers of the
Infinity I30 to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The other passenger of the
Infinity I30 was transported to an area hospital and was admitted in critical condition. The driver
of the Infinity I30 was transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening
injuries. The driver and passenger of the Toyota 4-Runner were transported to a local hospital for
treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The decedent has been identified as a 17 year-old Jerome Clark Jr., of Northeast, DC.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is requested to contact the Metropolitan Police
Department at (202) 727-9099.
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