A National Guard MATV weighing up to 16 tons collided with a civilian vehicle just after 6 a.m. in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The MATV was one of five D.C. National Guard vehicles traveling in a convoy. The five-vehicle convoy and a D.C. Metropolitan Police cruiser stopped and rendered aid; the civilian was rescued, suffered minor injuries and was transported via EMS to a hospital. A video on social media shows the MATV near an SUV at the intersection of 8th Street SE and North Carolina Avenue. Neighbors criticized the presence of oversized militarized vehicles. The deployment follows a declared "crime emergency" and orders of additional Guard troops and federal law enforcement across the District, with hundreds of arrests made since Aug. 7.
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.
"The five-vehicle convoy and a D.C. Metropolitan Police cruiser stopped and rendered aid to the civilian, who was transported via EMS," Smith said in a statement. The person was rescued from their vehicle, suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital, according to the D.C. Fire Department. A video circulating on social media shows a MATV feet away from a SUV at the scene of the crash the intersection of 8th Street SE and North Carolina Avenue.
The deployment of the D.C. National Guard comes after Trump's declaration of a "crime emergency" in the nation's capital. National Guard troops from Tennessee, West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and Ohio have also been ordered to the District by their respective governors. Earlier this month, Trump deployed the district's troops, took federal control of the Metropolitan Police Department and stationed hundreds of federal law enforcement officers across D.C. Federal authorities have made 550 arrests in Washington since Aug. 7, including 3 known gang members,
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