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IronLionZion

(49,750 posts)
Wed Aug 20, 2025, 09:29 AM Aug 20

"National guard truck crashing into a vehicle early this morning."

https://www.popville.com/2025/08/national-guard-truck-crashing-into-a-vehicle-early-this-morning/



This morning, at 6:15AM, a cop car with sirens followed by 3-4 large military vehicles were heading north on 8th St SE and one of the military vehicles loudly t-boned a vehicle heading southwest on North Carolina Avenue SE. From my viewpoint, this was clearly not an intentional stopping/crashing of a vehicle.

Following the crash, a group of national guard hopped off to go see what had happened.

I’m curious if the person in the car is okay…”

Another reader writes: “Driver was conscious but they were using jaws of life to open her door.

All I can say is I have two elementary school age kids and I am beyond horrified that this is what back to school looks like for the 125,000 children of the district. DC and our fellow citizens have to push congress to decline to authorize further occupation after 30 days. This is state sponsored violence and terrorism of civilians.”


Accidents happen but it seems totally unnecessary to have MRAPs rolling through our narrow city streets. NC Ave SE and 8th St. SE is near Eastern Market, a residential neighborhood with plenty of children and families. Schools are starting back around this time in August which increases morning traffic.
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"National guard truck crashing into a vehicle early this morning." (Original Post) IronLionZion Aug 20 OP
Those don't belong in a dense city with narrow streets. This was inevitable. Lucky it wasn't worse. Blues Heron Aug 20 #1
Was the perp drunk? GreenWave Aug 20 #2
Drunk on power, as if saying "We're important! Respect mah authoritah!" . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 20 #3
Oshkosh M-ATV IronLionZion Aug 20 #4
They have thousands of those just setting around. twodogsbarking Aug 20 #5
Ukraine could use them IronLionZion Aug 20 #6
National Guard is doing a bang up job protecting our country. 😱 sheshe2 Aug 20 #7

Blues Heron

(7,368 posts)
1. Those don't belong in a dense city with narrow streets. This was inevitable. Lucky it wasn't worse.
Wed Aug 20, 2025, 09:50 AM
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