At about 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, 2000, the operator of a 1985 Ford Bronco experienced a tire blowout while in the unit block of Rhode Island Avenue, NW. The driver exited the vehicle to check the blown out left rear tire. While standing in the roadway, the operator was struck by a 1995 BMW 325i travelling southwest bound on Rhode Island Avenue. The Ford Bronco operator was propelled some 65 feet.

The driver of the Bronco, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of his next-of-kin, was transported by DCFD ambulance to the Washington Hospital Center's MedSTAR Unit where he was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. The accident is under investigation by members of the Metropolitan Police Department's Major Crash Investigations Unit.

No further information is currently available.