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Silver Spring Doctor Killed By His Own Car When Thief Hops Behind Wheel In DC: Police Silver Spring Doctor Killed By His Own Car When Thief Hops Behind Wheel In DC: Police
Silver Spring Doctor Killed By His Own Car When Thief Hops Behind Wheel In DC: Police A 33-year-old doctor was killed by his own car when a thief jumped behind the wheel in Washington DC — and the suspect remains at large, authorities said. Dr. Rakesh Patel, of Silver Spring, had left his dark silver Mercedes E350 unoccupied and running on the 1800 block of Vernon Street, when the suspect hopped in around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, DC police said. Patel was training as a critical care fellow at MedStar Washington Hospital Center when he struck at the intersection of 18th Street and Florida Avenue, Northwest, as the driver started to pull away, NBC Washington reports. The …

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