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Motorcyle passenger killed in crash

A passenger on a motorcycle was fatally injured in a crash in Southeast, and the operator of the vehicle was charged with involuntary manslaughter. D.C. police said .

Katrina Matthews, 20, of the District, was thrown from a motorcycle driven by Demarkus Henry, 28, of Landover, when it collided with a car on Southern Avenue. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the motorcycle was speeding on the wrong side of of the road at about 1:10 a.m. Thursday when it struck the car driven by Jerrold Savage, 43, of the District.

Mr. Henry and Mr. Savage were taken to hospitals for treatment.

Women plead guilty to identity theft

Two Maryland women pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit identity theft when they stole personal information from employees of the D.C. public schools, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Rashalle Henderson, 22, of District Heights and Tashana Crews, 25, of Oxon Hill, entered the pleas Thursday in U.S. District Court. Sentencing is set for Oct. 14.

According to evidence presented at trial, Henderson, who worked for the public schools, stole personal information from employees or those applying to work for the school system. Using e-mail accounts, she sent the stolen information to Crews.

The two used the stolen information to open lines of credit on the Internet, prosecutors said, and obtained $40,000 in goods, services and cash.

Norton appeals for oversight

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton has introduced a bill that would give the District full oversight over the D.C. Charter School Board.

The seven-member panel was created by Congress in 1996. Members are appointed by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty from a list presented by the U.S. secretary of education.

In introducing the bill Thursday, Mrs. Norton, a Democrat, said District residents resent the federal government’s involvement in important decisions about local education.

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