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DC Police Officer Killed In Motorcycle Crash On I-95 In Virginia DC Police Officer Killed In Motorcycle Crash On I-95 In Virginia
DC Police Officer Killed In Motorcycle Crash On I-95 In Virginia Another veteran officer from the Metropolitan Police Department has been killed in a motorcycle crash.  The agency announced that Second District Officer Nelson Casillas, an eight-year veteran of the department, was involved in a serious crash in Virginia and died from his injuries on Wednesday, June 7. The 31-year-old was heading north on a 2007 Honda CBR1000 RR motorcycle at a high rate of speed, when he cut through the gore area of the exit ramp and struck an impact attenuator around 1 p.m. near Exit 156 for Dale City, Virginia State Police said. Casillas was thrown from the bike, …

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
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DC Police Sgt. Dies In Motorcycle Crash DC Police Sgt. Dies In Motorcycle Crash
DC Police Sgt. Dies In Motorcycle Crash Jin Park, an 11-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), died in a motorcycle crash Friday, April 21.  The sergeant, assigned to the Fourth District, was heading home after his shift at the time of the crash, the MPD said. “It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the loss of an admired and beloved MPD Sergeant, Chief Robert J. Contee III said. "Our heartfelt sympathies are with the Park family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time. Let us honor his memory and find strength in the knowledge that his actions with our department had a positive impa…

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by Cecilia Levine