WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit is investigating a fatal single-vehicle collision that occurred on Interstate 295 northbound in Southeast Washington.
Seventh District officers responded at approximately 12:35 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2026, to Interstate 295 northbound, prior to Exit 2, following reports of a vehicle crash. Upon arrival, officers located a Toyota 4Runner in an embankment and found the driver unconscious and unresponsive with severe injuries.
D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to the scene and pronounced the driver dead after observing no signs consistent with life. Authorities identified the decedent as 76-year-old Baldwin Rudolph Robertson of Northeast, D.C. Investigators determined he was the sole occupant of the vehicle and that no other vehicles were involved.
According to preliminary findings by crash investigators, the Toyota 4Runner was traveling at an accelerated speed when the driver lost control and struck a highway guardrail. The impact launched the vehicle into a wooded area alongside the interstate, where it came to rest against a tree.
The crash remains under active investigation. Anyone who has knowledge of the incident is asked to contact police at (202) 727-9099 or submit information via text to the department’s text tip line at 50411.
The Washington Herald
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