Bus catches fire in Third St. tunnel
A fire on a school bus closed the Third Street tunnel Monday morning.
Emergency personnel were called to the fire at about 10:45 a.m. Monday. Firefighters put out the fire, which was on a school bus that was being towed, D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Lon Walls said.
The bus was empty when it caught fire, Walls said. Three police officers were taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.
Man charged in crash that killed Georgetown employee
A man has been arrested in a May 2010 crash that killed a Georgetown University employee who was visiting Alaska.
Alaska State Police say 48-year-old Alfred C. Jones tested positive for methamphetamines, oxycodone, cocaine and marijuana after he crashed his pickup truck into a car in which 25-year-old Kathleen Benz was riding on May 29, 2010, according to the Homer News. Jones is charged with second-degree murder and other offenses.
Benz, who had worked in the Georgetown Provost’s Office since graduating from the university in 2007, was in Alaska to attend a friend’s wedding.
Police investigate potential drowning
Leesburg police on Monday were still investigating a possible drowning reported Sunday.
A caller told police about 11:40 a.m. Sunday that he saw a man calling for help from a drainage pond west of the Leesburg Bypass and south of Battlefield Parkway. The man then went silent, the caller said, according to Leesburg Police.
Police could not see anyone in the water when they arrived and there were no witnesses on site who had seen the man, police said. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office dive team assisted.
Police are still trying to confirm whether a drowning actually occurred.
Anyone with information can call 703-771-4500.
— Naomi Jagoda and Emily Babay
