Truck with Army tank kills DC pedestrian after Army's 250th birthday parade
The June 16 accident occurred on New York Avenue while a contract truck driver was hauling the tank from the West Potomac Park staging area to a railyard in Jessup, Maryland, according to an internal Army document obtained by USA TODAY. The truck was part of a larger convoy of vehicles.
The woman, whose name was not included in the document, was alone and not wearing clothing at the time of her death.
An initial investigation by DC's Metropolitan Police Department cleared the truck's driver of criminal intent or negligence, the document said. No military personnel were involved in the accident. The Army declined to respond to a query from USA TODAY and referred questions to the DC Metropolitan Police Department, who did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
As many as 120 military vehicles participated in the parade, which also featured around 6,000 soldiers in uniforms representing different eras of conflict. The M1 Abrams tanks that took part traveled via rail from Fort Hood (formerly Fort Cavazos), Texas.
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