Laurel Man Dies in Crash; D.C. Boy Hit by Car Dies; Man Hit by Metro Train Dies

-- Lori Aratani

THE DISTRICT

SE Boy Dies After Being Hit by Vehicle

Two cars collided in Southeast Washington yesterday morning, killing a 14-year-old boy who was standing on the side of the road and sending a woman, 42, to the hospital.

No charges have been filed in the incident, which unfolded about 8:30 a.m. A 2003 Kia Optima was trying to make a left turn onto Sheridan Road from the southbound lane of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard when it collided with a 2003 Nissan 350z headed in the opposite direction, according to police.

The driver of the Nissan lost control, jumped the curb and struck James Perkins and the woman, both of Southeast, police said. The teen was declared dead about 30 minutes later at a hospital. The woman and the drivers were treated and released.

-- Sandhya Somashekhar

Body Found With Gunshot Wound

Police are investigating what they believe to be the killing of a man found with an apparent gunshot wound late Friday in the 1300 block of Bryant Street NE. Authorities went there after an alert from the police gunshot sensing system. The man's name was withheld until relatives could be notified.

-- Sandhya Somashekhar

Man Struck by Metro Train Dies

An unidentified man died yesterday after being struck by a Metrorail train at the Potomac Avenue station in Southeast Washington. Metro spokeswoman Candace Smith said witnesses told investigators that at 11:40 a.m. a man placed himself in front of a six-car New Carrollton-bound train. The man had no identification, she said.

-- Lori Aratani