DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt found probable cause during a hearing on Feb. 9 that a defendant caused a car crash that killed a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer.
Jerrold Coates, 47, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in a high speed vehicle collision that killed MPD Officer Terry Bennett on the eastbound lanes of I-695 near South Capitol Street, SE on Dec. 23, 2025.
According to court documents, Officer Bennett succumbed to his injuries on Jan. 7…