A 17-year-old riding a motor scooter died after a collision with an SUV and a parked vehicle on a busy Southeast DC roadway, police said.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 17-year-old motor scooter rider was killed after a crash involving an SUV on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast DC, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Officers responded at about 3:28 p.m. Sunday to the intersection of Malcolm X Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, for a reported crash involving a motor scooter and a sport utility vehicle.
Police said the scooter rider, later identified as Demetrius Stuckey, 17, of Southeast DC, was found in the roadway with serious injuries.
DC Fire and EMS transported Stuckey to an area hospital, where he died despite lifesaving efforts.
According to the preliminary investigation, Stuckey was operating a 2025 Zhilong Fly Wing scooter without a helmet and was traveling northeast in the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.
Investigators said a 2024 Dodge Hornet was traveling in the same direction in the far-right lane and was slowing to pull toward the curb to park.
As the Dodge moved toward the curb, the scooter attempted to pass on the passenger side and struck the SUV’s passenger-side mirror, police said.
The impact caused Stuckey to be thrown from the scooter. The scooter then continued forward and crashed into the rear of a parked vehicle.
The driver of the Dodge remained at the scene and was not injured.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit is investigating the fatal collision.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099 or text tips to 50411.
Key Points
- A 17-year-old scooter rider was killed in a crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast DC.
- Police said the teen was not wearing a helmet and collided with an SUV while attempting to pass on the right.
- The victim was identified as Demetrius Stuckey of Southeast DC.