D.C. Driver Who Tore Up National Mall Lawn and Menaced Pedestrians Gets 18 Months in Prison

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Curtis Lear, 30, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today to 18 months of incarceration in connection with driving an SUV recklessly at high speed on the National Mall as hundreds of visitors were present, causing over $9,000 in damage to the lawn, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.