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Mohamed Samura, of Fredericksburg, was standing near a crosswalk on Fairmount and 6th streets — outside of Cook Hall, a dormitory — when he was struck by an out-of-control Audi that had just hit a parked vehicle nearby just before 3:40 p.m. Thursday, April 11.
The Audi was heading north on 6th Street, Northwest, from Howard Place, Northwest, at a high rate of speed when it Audi struck a parked vehicle and continued on 6th Street, Northwest. That's when the car failed to negotiate the left turn onto Fairmont Street NW, mounted a curb, and struck Samura.
Samura was hospitalized with serious injuries and died on Monday, April 15.
A GoFundMe launched for the Samura family said Mohamed was struck by a Howard University faculty member while he was on his way to a lecture on campus. FOX News also said that the driver of the Audi was a faculty member of Howard University. Daily Voice has reached out to Howard University for confirmation.
Samura was a freshman computer information systems major and remembered as a “bright and accomplished” member of the community. Samura was aimed to the school of business Dean’s List and “demonstrated great skills as a member of the University’s award-winning Esports Team,” according to a letter from Howard University President Ben Vinson III.
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