Catching up on some posts. Sadly, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a driver on South Dakota Avenue NE a few weeks ago. The police notice states that the pedestrian was walking in a marked crosswalk, crossing from south to north, when struck by a driver traveling northbound in the 5300 block of South Dakota Avenue. I asked MPD 4D Lt. Patrick Schaut about this at the single member district meeting of ANC Commissioner Damion McDuffie (5A01) on February 15, 2022. Lt. Schaut said this occurred at the intersection of South Dakota Avenue and Ingraham Street and that the hawk signal at that intersection had not been activated. Unclear to me how a driver traveling northbound South Dakota Avenue could hit someone walking south to north allegedly against the do not walk signal (according to one version of the police report), but MPD is still investigating. No other information was provided at the ANC 5A meeting on February 23, 2022. Condolences to the family of this individual.
Next Stop...Riggs Park 
😦 😦 I walk by that intersection all the time. How horrifying. It will be a reminder to me to be even more cautious.
We do need to be cautious. It would help if we had information about what actually happened. Not too much about the police release or what Lt. Schaut said makes sense. The hawk signal is for east-west crossing not north-south. How can a car traveling northbound hit someone walking south to north unless the vehicle was turning.