Police: Elderly passenger dead after female suspect steals vehicle, crashes into downtown DC building

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4. DC woman accused of stealing, crashing car with ill woman inside found incompetent to stand trial

DC woman accused of stealing, crashing car with ill woman inside found incompetent to stand trial

Thomas Robertson | [e-mail]
July 16, 2024, 8:11 PM

The woman accused of stealing an SUV outside a D.C. hospital with an ill patient in the passenger seat was found incompetent to stand trial Tuesday.

Kayla Kenisha Brown, 22, of Southeast, is accused of crashing the stolen car into a downtown D.C. building in early June. The passenger, 55-year-old Leslie Marie Gaines, of Northeast D.C., died shortly after the crash.

Brown, who has been charged with carjacking, was committed Tuesday to Saint Elizabeths Hospital for treatment for “restoration of competence,” according to court documents. Another hearing regarding her ability to stand trial will be held Aug. 16.

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