Georgetown robbery leads to police chase and crash on GW Parkway

Two people are in custody after a robbery in D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood led to a police chase and crash on the George Washington Parkway on Monday afternoon, police said.

The robbery happened just before 3 p.m. near the corner of N Street and Wisconsin Avenue Northwest.

Two people are in custody after a robbery in D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood led to a police chase and crash on the George Washington Parkway on Monday afternoon, police said.

A police chase ensued on the northbound side of the George Washington Parkway, and the suspect’s car overturned at Spout Run.

News partners NBC Washington reported that the suspects are a 34-year-old man who was injured in the crash and a 16-year-old. The extent of the man’s injuries are unknown at this time.

The Spout Run Parkway was closed to westbound traffic for several hours but reopened Monday evening.

Below is a map of where the robbery occurred.

WTOP’s Dave Dildine contributed to this report.

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