Members of the D.C. Nationwide Guard patrol exterior Union Station as a storm approaches in Washington on August 17, 2025.
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A Nationwide Guard navy car crashed right into a automobile in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning, injuring the motive force. The incident comes after President Trump ordered tons of of Guard troops to the District as part of his D.C. Protected and Stunning Job Pressure.
The Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Automobile (MATV) — a navy car that weighs as much as 16 tons and is supposed to face up to explosive assaults — collided with a “civilian car” simply after 6 a.m. on Wednesday within the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in line with Grasp Sgt. Erich B. Smith of the Nationwide Guard Bureau. The MATV was one in all 5 D.C. Nationwide Guard automobiles.
“The five-vehicle convoy and a D.C. Metropolitan Police cruiser stopped and rendered assist to the civilian, who was transported through EMS,” Smith stated in an announcement.
The particular person was rescued from their car, suffered minor accidents and was taken to a hospital, in line with the D.C. Hearth Division.
A video circulating on social media reveals a MATV toes away from a SUV on the scene of the crash — the intersection of eighth Avenue SE and North Carolina Avenue.
Samuel Pastore, who serves because the neighborhood commissioner, lives close by. He criticized what he known as the “outsized militarized ‘police’ forces.”
“Our youngsters are getting again to highschool,” Pastore stated. “Get these tanks out of our streets!”
The deployment of the D.C. Nationwide Guard comes after Trump’s declaration of a “crime emergency” within the nation’s capital. Nationwide Guard troops from Tennessee, West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and Ohio have additionally been ordered to the District by their respective governors.
Earlier this month, Trump deployed the district’s troops, took federal management of the Metropolitan Police Division and stationed tons of of federal legislation enforcement officers throughout D.C.
Federal authorities have made 550 arrests in Washington since Aug. 7, together with 3 identified gang members, in line with a White Home official not licensed to share particular knowledge publicly. Some 76 firearms even have been seized, they added.
The Metropolitan Police Division didn’t launch a report on the crash as a result of there was no prison offense, in line with MPD spokesperson Michael Russo.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser was not instantly out there to touch upon the crash.
