On
Monday, June 25, 2001, at approximately 1:35 P.M., a pedestrian was walking
eastbound in the 1200 block 17th Street, NE and entered the roadway approximately
fifty feet east of the intersection of Bladensburg Road, NE. At that time,
he was struck by a 1994 Plymouth van. The operator stopped, identified
himself, and assisted in obtaining medical assistance for the injured
man.
The pedestrian, who has been identified as 61-year-old Randall Davis,
of no fixed address, was transported by ambulance to the Washington
Hospital Center's MedSTAR Unit where he was admitted in critical condition.
The accident is currently under investigation by members of the Metropolitan
Police Department's Major Crash Investigations Unit.