the man behind the wheel, mel franklin, county council member. state police say he was driving drunk and left the scene of the crash. bureau chief tracee wilkins has the latest from upper marlboro. >> reporter: this is what was left of prince george's council member's mel franklin's county-issued suv after a crash that landed him with a dui

the man behind the wheel, mel franklin, county council member. state police say he was driving drunk and left the scene of the crash. bureau chief tracee wilkins has the latest from upper marlboro. >> reporter: this is what was left of prince george's council member's mel franklin's county-issued suv after a crash that landed him with a dui struck looked like. a couple was inside of the car. >> their car was totaled. they both are going to be suffering for a while from the injuries that they have. >> reporter: it happened november 21st around midnight on pennsylvania avenue and dowerhouse road. according to police reports, franklin struck the vehicle from the back at a stop light. multiple sources say the council member fled the scene of the accident and was found minutes later in the woods by state troopers. he was given a breathalyzer where he had a .10. he was taken charged with dui, reckless driving and other charges related to the accident. >> we're going to make sure that we get justice for the collins family in a civil sense. we're going t

it was mel franklin the council member who state police saw blew a ppt .10. he was arrested. >>> an attorney for the couple speak this -- afternoon. >> they are scared of getting into their car. they are shocked. >> franklin con constituents were shocked. >> franklin was picked up by his wife. >> he or his attorneys are not talk. they said we'll see you in court. scott broom, wusa 9. >> franklin inform ed use of county vehicles. >>> tracking metro, tonight the agency boss is putting out a new plan about safety and trust. the metro gm just rolled out his back to good plan focused on improving service and ride blt. first up are metro's old cars. he is retiring the old ones. he said trains not tracks are 60% of the source of all delays. riders from just a few years ago. >>> a former martial arts teacher in falls church is in jail charged with assaulting one of his former students. police say 27-year-old randon miller inappropriately touched a 13-year-old girl. it happened at the martial arts school on columbia pike. police say the girl attended a camp at the assa

but this time police say mel franklin was drunk. he's accused of crashing his suv into a car at a red light last week. our bureau chief, tracee wilkins, is in upper marlboro with more on this. >> reporter: this is what was left of prince george's council member's mel franklin's county-issued suv after a crash vehicle he struck looked like. a couple was inside of the car. >> their car was totaled. they both are going to be suffering for a while from the injuries that they have. >> reporter: it happened november 21st around midnight on pennsylvania avenue and dowerhouse road. according to police reports, frankly struck the vehicle from the back at a stoplight. multiple sources say the council member fled the scene of the accident and was found minutes later in the woods by state troopers. he was given a breathalyzer, wh h he was taken into custody and charged with dui, reckless drives and other charges related to the accident. >> we're going to make sure we get justice for the collins family in a civil sense. we're going to wait until

county council mel franklin is in who the water after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. sources tell fox5 representative was involved in an accident shortly after 16789. 30 last tuesday morning on route 4 at dower house road. a search of state judicial records confirmed that he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to avoid speed. he was driving a county car at the time of the crash. we'll have much more on this developing story tomorrow on fox news morning. > thanks for joining us, i'm perkins. counts to crack down on the homeless population in the city. he sently denying shelter to families who can't prove they were once d.c. residents. this comes on the heels of the mayor opening the doors to immigrants and declaring the district a sanctuary district. are the doors close for some and open for others? fox5's sarah simmons gets us started. >>reporter: it's a big problem here in the district. where we're standing right now is in campments near the water gait hotel. welcoming immigrants with open arms she wants to be able to turn aw

. >>> we have breaking news from prince george's county where councilman mel franklin now faces dui charges. franklin was involved in an accident last week on route 4 near dower house road. according vehicle. the two people inside that vehicle suffered minor injuries. franklin was apparently unhurt. prince george's county bureau chief scott broom is looking this story. look for his updates throughout the day on the wusa9 digital and social media platforms. >>> we are also following breaking news from hyattsville. where prince george's county police are investigating a homicide on crittenton street dead from an apparent trauma. so far police haven't released the victim's identity. they are actively looking for a suspect and a motive. >>> a -- leaving his business to fully focus and rather a north carolina police officer will not face charges for the shooting death of a black man in charlotte. prosecutors just announced that officer brentley vinson who is also black acted properly during the dead with 43 keith scott in september. the shooting triggered two nights of rioting and nearly a week

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now, council member mel franklin is facing charges for driving while under the influence of alcohol and causing a crash that sent two people to the hospital. fox 5 alexandra limon is live in upper marlboro with more on this. of rear ending a mercy at a stopped at a red light. b but driving under the influence of alcohol and the suv he was driving was registered to prince george's county and he tried to flee the scene of the crash. it happened monday around 11:30. franklin reportedly hit the mercedes heart enough for the air bags to deploy. both people were taken to the hospital. police s flee on foot but first responders spotted him, an officer saw him wondering in the center median of pennsylvania avenue and arrested him. he had a blood alcohol level of .10, according to the maryland state police department. frankford is a known activist member of the prince george's county county n a c p. on november 21, 2016 my client was involved in a motorist accident. this is a legal matter. and these issues will be addressed in court. the only comment issued by any prince george's county official

died.ie police say this appears to be domestic related. >>> prince george's countyce ge councilman mel franklin facingag charges after being arrested on suspicion of drunk records confirm franklin wasm fw involved in an accident last lat tuesday morning on route four at dowerhouse road. ?? >>> big news for trump tweetingt this morning that he will inil fact step out of his businessuss empire though it is not as he ah says mandated to under the law.w >> donald trump said legalegal documents are being drawn up to completely separate him addingdd that the presidency is a quote for more important task right rg now the president-elect islect i cabinet with more picksorpicks announced this morning.orni >> for all of the talks as to what's happening -- want to to check in with melanie alnwick. if morning. >> for all the talk of disarrayr and chaos remember we wereemembe talking about that early whenhe that are they going to make m their picks after today, theyey will have filled half of the cabinet positions with 11 to gog the most closely watched of course is secretary of state. se last night mitt ro

. >> mel franklin facing charges after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. district nine representative says last tuesday morning at 4 do youer house road state record cop firm he was arrested and charged with driving under the nrus. failure to avoid vehicle spe other charges. >> the man that attacked several people with a bunchier knife was up spird by isis. >> islamic state saying abdul artan was one of its soldiers. there's no evidence to support that claim. >> the university of maryland launching new technology this it's already being used in major cities including washington -- c.. the system is called shot spotter and the university installed cameras around campus to test the equipment. they are doing this for six months. >> in brazil overnight soccer players gather todd mourn those killed in the plane crash in columbia. 6 of 77 passengers on board survived app the team compete in typeal tourpment in october. four people that were checked in didn't make the flight. two were injured mrairdz and another was team manager's son who forgot his passport. >>