Most of the fire was contained to the garage area.
A source familiar with the investigation tells WTOP the accident was likely a slow-speed collision. There were no skid marks.
It is still unclear how fire started, but a neighbor says the car caught fire while backing out of the driveway behind the house.
Neighbors say Turton, 37, was leaving for an early morning flight at the time of the accident.
Other people were in the home at the time, the source says. Given the configuration of the house and garage, they may not have been aware of the incident.
So how does a car backing out hit a workbench which somehow punctures the headlights causing a fatal fire, while leaving the victim unable to a) call for help and b) unable to get out of the car? Just asking...
Other people were in the home at the time, the source says. Given the configuration of the house and garage, they may not have been aware of the incident.
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They may not have been aware of the incident, but “they” could hardly have slept through fire engines wailing as they approached the fire.
The engines must have gotten there in record time because those ancient wooden porches do not even look scorched. Even if they were modern iron reproductions, they totally escaped damage.
Perhaps people who live near the Capitol are immune from noticing sirens, since so many daily motorcades are preceded by them - but not at 5am.