Two killed in overnight car crash in D.C., authorities say

Two people were killed Saturday night in a car crash in Southeast Washington, authorities said.

At about 11:30 p.m., Michael Hutcherson, 32, of Columbia, Md., was driving a Honda Accord north on 13th Street SE at high speed, D.C. police said. The Honda ran a red light at the intersection of 13th Street and Alabama Avenue, after which it was struck by a Range Rover traveling east on Alabama.

Hutcherson and Seret Medhani, 34, of the District were found pinned in the Honda and died at the scene, police said. The two other passengers in the Honda and the driver of the Range Rover suffered injuries that weren’t life-threatening and were transported to hospitals.

Investigations into the accident are ongoing.

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