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Passenger dies after vehicle stolen outside hospital crashes in D.C.

Police said they arrested a woman who allegedly stole the car with a female passenger inside at Washington Hospital Center, then crashed the vehicle into a barrier outside of the D.C. U.S. attorney’s office.

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June 3, 2024 at 3:59 p.m. EDT
A carjacked vehicle collided into a concrete barrier outside of the office of the D.C. U.S. attorney on Monday. (Keith L. Alexander/TWP)
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A woman died Monday after another woman allegedly stolen the vehicle she was in at Washington Hospital Center and careened through downtown Washington, crashing into a concrete barrier outside of the D.C. U.S. attorney’s office, police said.

D.C. police Assistant Chief Darnell Robinson said officers arrested a woman who was trying to flee the scene of the crash at the corner of 6th and D streets NW. He did not identify the woman who allegedly stole the vehicle or the victim at a news conference.

Robinson said the victim was in the front seat when a driver left the hospital and got into the vehicle and started speeding into downtown before ultimately losing control.

This is a developing story and will be updated.