Truck Carrying Parade Tank Strikes, Kills Pedestrian

Army says the accident didn't involve its personnel
Posted Jun 18, 2025 5:55 PM CDT
Woman Dies After Being Hit by Truck Returning Parade Tank
Army personnel watch as tanks and other military vehicles are transported via locomotive at the CSX railroad yard in Jessup, Maryland, on June 9 ahead of the military parade held last weekend in Washington, DC.   (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

A truck carrying a tank used in the Army parade on the National Mall last weekend struck and killed a pedestrian Monday night. Police said Sierra Nichole Smith, 39, ran into the street at an intersection in Northeast Washington, stumbled and fell in front of the semi. Smith was dragged for several blocks before being struck by an SUV in the convoy, WRC reports. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The semi was a commercial hauler taking military equipment brought in for the Army's 250th birthday celebration on Saturday back to a military base in Jessup, Maryland, per WUSA. The Army said its personnel were not involved in the accident. Washington police said they're investigating. (More Washington, DC stories.)

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