» Judge May Allow Arrest Video, Murder Suspect Claims Rights Were Violated

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman considered allowing prosecutors to introduce video from a vehicular homicide defendant’s California arrest during a hearing on June 22.

Kyle Piunti, 37, is charged with second-degree murder and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon for his alleged involvement in a fatal Jan. 3, 2024, hit-and-run crash on Interstate 295 that killed 54-year-old Michael Scott Hamlin.

According to court documents, investigators allege Piunti was driving an Audi Q5 at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour in a 50-mile-per-hour zone when he struck multiple vehicles and Hamlin before reportedly fleeing the scene…

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