D.C. Woman Sentenced to 29 Years in Prison for 2023 Rock Creek Parkway Crash That Killed 3 People

WASHINGTON - Nakita Walker, 45, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 29 years in prison, for the March 15, 2023, vehicular deaths of three people on the Rock Creek Parkway, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

Walker was found guilty of three counts of involuntary manslaughter for each of the occupants of the car she struck, one count of fleeing a law enforcement officer, and one count of assault with a dangerous weapon on April 6, 2026. The Honorable Judge Rainey Brandt of the D.C. Superior Court, sentenced Walker to the prison term.

"Three lives were lost because of Nakita Walker's reckless and violent choices," said U.S. Attorney Pirro. "Their families now carry a grief that can never fully heal. Today's sentence reflects the profound harm caused and reinforces that fleeing law enforcement and endangering others has devastating consequences."

According to the government's evidence, on the evening of March 14, 2023, Walker went to a movie and hung out with friends. She drove home in the early hours of March 15, 2023, and was pulled over by a Park Police officer for speeding and running a red light in front of him. She initially complied with the stop, then midway through she took off in the vehicle, reaching speeds of 100 mph on Rock Creek Parkway. While fleeing, she crossed the double-yellow lane line and crashed into another vehicle, killing all three of its occupants.

Joining the announcement was Chief Scott Brecht of the United States Park Police.

In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Pirro and Chief Brecht commended the work of those who investigated this case from the United States Park Police and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. They acknowledged the work of Assistant U.S. Attorney Jamie Carter, who prosecuted and tried the case.

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