New DC traffic pattern near fatal hit-and-run prompts safety concerns from neighbors

WASHINGTON ( DC News Now ) — After a fatal hit-and-run on Christmas Eve along C Street in Northeast D.C., residents near the crash site are sharing concerns about a new traffic pattern aimed at protecting pedestrians and bicyclists.

DC police say Ronnie Clark, a 66-year-old resident in Northeast, was hit and killed by a driver who ran away from the crash site at around 7 p.m. Tuesday.

The SUV recovered on scene made its way over C St. westbound curb and onto the sidewalk, near 16th Street and North Carolina Avenue.

Six people living nearby lamented the recent traffic configuration Friday, which separates C St and North Carolina Avenues, and accommodated a new bike lane…

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