Dupont Circle

Car Crashes Into Building Near Dupont Circle, 1 Injured

By Lauraine Genota • •

A car somehow drove up onto a sidewalk near D.C.'s Dupont Circle and slammed into a building Saturday, leaving one person injured, police say.

The crash happened about 12:48 p.m. near the intersection of 18th Street and P Street NW.

Photos show that the gray Toyota Corolla crashed through a black gate surrounding the American Enterprise Institute building. The front end of the car fell into a gap between the building and the sidewalk.

One of the car’s hubcaps laid on the mulch a few feet away.

D.C. Fire Department and EMS said it evaluated four people and took one person to a hospital with serious, non-threatening life injuries.

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There was no structural damage to the building.

Dave Kremnitzer
Dave Kremnitzer
A gray Toyota Corolla drove into a Richey & Co. Shoes store on Rockville Pike at about 6 p.m., police said.
MCFRS Battallion Chief Steve Mann
The car shattered the entire storefront and damaged shoe displays. Fragments of glass covered the floor of the store and on the sidewalk outside.
Dave Kremnitzer
It's not clear how the car managed to drive onto the sidewalk and all the way into the store. Police have not said how many people were inside the store at the time.

The crash closed down several streets in the area, but all roads are back open, police said.

Police have not said who was driving the car or the cause of the crash.

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