Metro News Release

For immediate release: July 9, 2010

Metro Transit Police arrest man after bus accident in Southeast, Washington, DC

William Jackson faces multiple charges

The Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) arrested William Jackson, 19, of Washington, D.C., and charged him with unauthorized use of a vehicle and fleeing an accident, today, July 9.

Jackson was driving a Metrobus when it struck a tree at 17th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, SE, around 4:15 p.m. He continued to drive the bus to 14th Street and Potomac Avenue, SE, where the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) conducted a traffic stop on the bus after receiving a 911 call from a witness who observed the accident. The suspect fled the bus and was apprehended by MPD at 16th and Potomac Avenue, SE.

There were no injuries reported as a result of the accident. A preliminary police report indicates that the suspect is not a Metro employee, however he entered Metro’s Bladensburg bus facility wearing a bus operator’s uniform, boarded a bus and drove it out of the lot. MTPD continues to investigate the incident.

News release issued at 11:51 pm, July 9, 2010.