NG vehicle crashes into car in DC

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2. civilian injured in crash with NG military vehicle

August 20, 20254:17 PM ET
Luke Garrett

A National Guard military vehicle crashed into a car in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning, injuring the driver. The incident comes after President Trump ordered hundreds of Guard troops to the District as a part of his D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force.

The Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle (MATV) — a military vehicle that weighs up to 16 tons and is meant to withstand explosive attacks — collided with a "civilian vehicle" just after 6 a.m. on Wednesday in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., according to Master Sgt. Erich B. Smith of the National Guard Bureau. The MATV was one of five D.C. National Guard vehicles ...

Samuel Pastore, who serves as the neighborhood commissioner, lives nearby. He criticized what he called the "oversized militarized 'police' forces."

"Our kids are getting back to school," Pastore said. "Get these tanks out of our streets!" ...

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/20/g-s1-83950/national-guard-dc-crash