DC man indicted in Bladensburg birthday party hit-and-run that killed 1, injured 8 kids

DC man indicted in Bladensburg birthday party hit-and-run that killed 1, injured 8 kids

A D.C. man was indicted Wednesday on 36 charges related to an October incident in which a vehicle plowed into a child’s birthday party, killing a woman and injuring more than a dozen people. Sunday Joseph, 66, is accused of reversing his vehicle into the front yard of a home in Bladensburg, Maryland, where a child’s birthday party was being held inside a tent. Ashley Hernandez Gutierrez, 31, was killed and 13 others were injured, eight of them c…

Man Indicted in Fatal Hit and Run Crash at Childs Birthday Party That Killed Woman and Injured 13 Others, Including 8 Children

Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Tara Jackson announced today that 66-year-old Sunday Okedeyi Joseph has been indicted on 36 charges, including 1 count of grossly negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle, 3 counts of hit-and-run involving serious bodily injury, 11 counts of failure to return and remain at the scene of accident involving bodily injury, and 11 counts of reckless driving. On October 18, 2025, Joseph reversed his vehicle into …