WASHINGTON — A Silver Spring woman is dead and five other people are injured after a woman driving an Audi crashed into a valet station in a parking garage at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital on Thursday afternoon, DC Police said.
Firefighters were called to the 3800 block of Reservoir Road Northwest around 1 p.m. for a report of a pedestrian struck. When crews arrived, they found multiple people had been hit by a car. Firefighters said the driver of the car was also being evaluated at the scene.
DC Fire and EMS has only identified the driver of the vehicle as a woman. She was evaluated at the scene but not treated.
According to DC Police, the driver was attempting to make a 3-point turn, when she accelerated toward a wall, and swerved toward the valet station – strike five woman and one man.
DC Police said one victim, a woman, died from her injuries. She was identified Thursday night as 68-year-old Jewel Regina Bazilio-Bellegarde, of Silver Spring.
The other five victims were being treated for injuries not considered life-threatening.
Vito Maggiolo, public information officer for DC Fire and EMS, said the people struck were quickly rushed into the emergency room because the scene was directly adjacent to the ER entrance.
Maggiolo did say primary care was provided initially by an off-duty Metropolitan Police Department school resource officer, who happened to be at the hospital for an unrelated incident.
MedStar released the following statement about the crash:
"Six patients were treated in our emergency department today after an incident involving a car in our parking garage. Sadly, one person is deceased; two were treated and released and three patients are still being evaluated. Their injuries are not thought to be life threatening. We are cooperating fully with local authorities. Any further questions about this incident should be referred to the Metropolitan Police Department and DC Fire."
Police and firefighters have not offered any additional details.
Maggiolo said MPD is handling the crash investigation.
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