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MARYLAND

Man killed in fiery Beltway crash

A driver on the Capital Beltway was killed Wednesday when his van crashed and burst into flames, according to Maryland State Police.

About 2:20 p.m., troopers were notified of the crash, which occurred on the inner loop between the Connecticut Avenue and Route 355 exits.

Officials did not release the man's name Wednesday evening because they had not been able to notify his family. No one else was injured. As of 6:15 p.m., one lane was closed while officers worked at the scene.

-- Dan Morse

THE DISTRICT

Man arrested after barricade situation

A 28-year-old District man being sought by police in a criminal case was arrested Wednesday after barricading himself in a Northeast Washington residence for more than two hours.

Members of the D.C. police emergency response team entered the residence, in the 4600 block of Hunt Place NE, about 2:30 p.m. and arrested the man, identified as Daniel Spriggs.

Spriggs had refused to surrender when officers with an arrest warrant arrived at the residence about 10 a.m., police said. A woman and a small child were briefly caught up in the standoff but were removed from harm's way by police, spokeswoman Traci Hughes said.

When officers entered the residence, they found Spriggs hiding on the first floor, police said. Hughes said she did not know whether he was armed or why a warrant had been issued for him.