A cyclist was struck yesterday in a hit-and-run crash in the 1200 block of Constitution Ave NW yesterday. Today the police announced that he has died.
He has been identified as 64 year old Thomas Hendricks Hollowell of Arlington, VA. The driver, whom the police are looking for, drove a dark colored sedan through the intersection on a red traffic signal, striking the cyclist at high speed.
Hollowell was on his way to work Monday morning at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. A coworker of the victim, said Hollowell rode his bike to work every day.
Sorry for the loss of Mr. Hollowell. Every intersection needs a redlight camera.
Posted by: Richard B | September 25, 2018 at 11:56 AM
A terrible tragedy.
Posted by: Crickey | September 25, 2018 at 03:01 PM
I used to ride past that intersection every day on my commute. It's the spot I think about when people say cyclists are scofflaws. It doesn't matter what the light signals say, motorists have no regard for right-of-way there, and they're often not even looking out for other traffic. Motorists would routinely run the red and it's up to me to avoid them.
Posted by: contrarian | September 25, 2018 at 05:18 PM
Is this being elevated to a homicide investigation by DC and coordinated with MD and VA (where the driver probably came from)? We should block that intersection during rush hour protest for a few days. Nice tactics and vision zero proclamations aren't working. The police don't care about public safety when it comes to traffic safety. The only enforcement is the automated speed cameras. Other than that, murderous driving is a free crime in DC/MD/VA and the drivers know it.
Posted by: Greenbelt | September 26, 2018 at 08:26 AM
Re Richard B's comment: According to MPD, that intersection _has_ a red light camera, or at least did when they last updated the list on their website (six months ago).
Posted by: Infinitebuffalo | September 29, 2018 at 03:09 PM