She seemed distraught. Apparently that is a capitol offense in DC.
You know, out of towners get overwhelmingly confused when they drive through DC. One wrong turn, and you can end up on a highway going to Virginia or Maryland, when you had actually thought that little side street was going to take you to a parking lot so you and your family could spend the day looking at the Smithsonian Museums along the National Mall.
Most people, when they first drive thru DC, cannot tell the difference between a The Department of Agriculture federal building from one of the Smithsonian Museums at a quick drive by glance. Maybe, just maybe, that guard house with armed Capitol Police and Secret Service agents next to the Senator parking looks like you can pull through, get a ticket for parking, just like at a shopping mall parking lot. Little do people know that if you decide to actually pull through one of those quaint guard posts, that you will have Secret Service Agents, as well as Capitol Police, sprouting from the cracks in the sidewalk, they appear from nowhere, and swarm your car.
If you are prone to panic attacks, and anxiety, and see a gun being waved in your face, you might just decide to make a U-turn and hightail it out of there.
She was unarmed, with a child in her car. She was a 33 year old dental hygienist with no history of violence, when she got out of her car after she crashed, they shot and killed her right in front of her child. Congratulations DC police, you made your gestapo comrades proud today.
I remember seeing a post somewhere ... hmmm ... wonder where it was, about a guy panicking when his range rover was surrounded.
Oh, and by the way, if you decide to drive through DC, you had better be wearing your seat belt by golly! If you don't, they might just sic an AC 10 warthog on your posterior.
She didn't ram this police car:
Cop car crashes into police barriers at Capitol Hill - YouTube