Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit are investigating a traffic fatality that killed a man in Southeast, Washington, DC.
The preliminary investigation revealed that on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at approximately 1:04 a.m., a man was operating a 2021 Harley Davidson Trike southbound on I-295 S at exit 1C, Martin Luther King Junior Avenue/ 11th Street, SE. While on the ramp the motorcycle struck the guard rail and the operator was ejected.
The man, who has been identified as 59-year-old Don Antonio Coleman of Southwest, DC, was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police have not said what led up to the moments before the crash or if there were any other contributing factors. The investigation into the deadly crash remains active and ongoing. Investigators are asking anyone who has knowledge of this incident to call the police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s text tip line at 50411.




