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Arrest made in East Potomac Park fatal traffic crash

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News Release Date: February 1, 2023
Contact: Sergeant Thomas Twiname, 202-619-7266

WASHINGTON – The United States Park Police arrested the driver involved in the fatal April 2021 crash in East Potomac Park that killed two pedestrians. Melvin D. Conley, 61, of Washington, D.C. was charged with negligent homicide and arrested on January 31, 2023. 

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