Five Injured When Bozo Blew Red Light

(April 18, 2005) --- On Saturday, April 16, 2005, at approximately 3:10 am, the operator of a 1999 Volkswagen traveling westbound on Franklin Street, NE, collided with a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer that was traveling northbound on 13th Street, NE, at the intersection of 13th and Franklin Streets, NE. The Mountaineer then struck a utility pole and a tree before it rolled over.

Consequently, one passenger was ejected and two passengers were partially ejected from the SUV. The passenger who was fully ejected was transported to the Washington Hospital Center’s MedSTAR Unit, where he was admitted in critical condition. The passengers who were partially ejected were transported to area hospitals for treatment of apparently non-life-threatening injuries, as were the drivers of both motor vehicles.

The crash occurred when the operator of the Mercury Mountaineer evidently passed a vehicle waiting at a traffic signal and ran a red light, crossing the path of the Volkswagen, which had a green light signal and the right of way. The operator of the Mountaineer, identified as 21-year-old Christopher Tully, of the 100 block of Michigan Avenue, NE, has been charged with Aggravated Assault. He is scheduled to be arraigned in DC Superior Court. Additional traffic-related charges are pending.

This case is under investigation by members of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit.