Overview

• The crash on New York Avenue on June 16 killed a pedestrian as a contract driver transported the tank from West Potomac Park to a railyard in Jessup, Maryland.
• A Metropolitan Police Department investigation found no evidence of criminal intent or negligence by the driver.
• Internal Army documents confirm that no military personnel were involved in the accident.
• The M1 Abrams tank had taken part in President Trump’s June 14 Army 250th birthday parade alongside about 120 vehicles and 6,000 soldiers.
• The Army has declined further comment on the crash and referred all inquiries to the Metropolitan Police Department.