The president of the Washington Teachers’ Union was killed in a car crash in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Easter Sunday.
Elizabeth Davis, 70, was commuting on Sunday at around 10:30 p.m. in the Bowie area when she collided with a vehicle, Maryland State Police told the Washington Examiner.
Davis was taken to Prince George’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the other vehicle, 68-year-old John Starr, died at the scene of the crash.
The cause of the incident is still being investigated, police said.
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“President Davis has been at the forefront of public education advocacy and reform, leading the WTU’s transformation into a social justice, solution-driven organization dedicated to advancing and promoting quality education for all children,” the Washington Teachers’ Union wrote in a statement.
The group said details about plans for a service honoring Davis’s life would be announced at a later date.
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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser held a moment of silence for Davis during a Monday press conference. In a statement, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said his “thoughts and condolences” are with Davis’s family and friends.
