Driver Sentenced to 10 Years in Birthday Party Hit-and-Run that Killed DC Woman

US driver who crashed into tent at child’s birthday party jailed for 10 years

The house in Bladensburg, Maryland, was home to celebrations. Members of the Gutierrez family and friends gathered there in October to mark a 6-year-old’s...

Victims unsatisfied with 10-year sentence for deadly birthday party hit-and-run

A man who drove his car into a birthday celebration in Bladensburg, Maryland, killing a woman and injuring several others, pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to 10 years in prison — which victims say is unfair. Sunday Joseph admitted being behind the wheel and driving in reverse on Annapolis Road, then slamming into a tent where people were gathered to celebrate a child’s birthday. Prosecutors say once Joseph crashed into the tent, he tur…

Driver sentenced to 10 years in birthday party hit-and-run that killed DC woman

A driver will serve 10 years in prison after backing his car into a child’s birthday party last fall, killing one woman and striking 14 other people, in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Sunday Joseph crashed his car into a tent where a party was taking place Oct. 20, 2025, in Bladensburg, injuring 14 people and killing 31-year-old Ashley Gutierrez, of D.C. Joseph, 66, of D.C., pleaded guilty to one count of failure to remain at the scene of an …