One person is dead and another is in critical condition after a crash in D.C. Tuesday morning. D.C. Fire and EMS was alerted to the overturned vehicle around 9:30 a.m. on Pennsylvania Avenue and Fort Davis Drive in Southeast. Authorities closed Pennsylvania Avenue for several hours to investigate the cause of the crash. Crews did a wash down of the roadway, which implies there may have been a fluid spill involved.
Freedom 250 Grand Prix turns the National Mall into Lollapalooza for motorsports fans
Day 1 of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix is in the record books, with racing legends, IndyCar drivers and thousands of fans taking over the streets of D.C.
Yes, Jeff Gordon swept both IROC races Saturday, with Kurt Busch finishing second in both, as the inaugural race weekend brought motorsports to the heart of the nation’s capital.
But the action was not limited to the track.
The Air National Guard Fan Zone turned “America’s front yard” into something resembling Lollapalooza for motorsports fans, with a live DJ playing music, picnic tables and umbrellas, and massive screens showing the race, along with food, cornhole games and merchandise trucks.
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