Roads in DC and Prince George’s County are scheduled to close for Officer Terry Bennett’s funeral procession on Friday.
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. — A procession through DC and Prince George’s County for the funeral of police officer Terry Bennett will shut down numerous roads and streets on Friday.
Bennett was assisting another driver whose car had run out of gas when he was struck and killed on I-695 in December 2025. The driver who struck him faces murder charges.
His funeral will be held at the City of Praise Family Ministry, 8501 Jericho City Drive, Landover. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. The service will be at 11:30 a.m.
The procession will run from DC to Laurel.
The following roadways will have a rolling closure in conjunction with a funeral procession, expected to occur between 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.:
- Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway I-495/I-95 from Medical Center Drive to Forestville Road
- Forestville Road from the Capital Beltway to the Suitland Parkway
- Inbound Suitland Parkway from Forestville Road to the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
- Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
- South Capitol Street between the Douglass Bridge and E Street, SW
- M Street, SW, from South Capitol Street to 3rd Street, SW
- Delaware Avenue, SW from M Street to I Street, SW
- I Street from 3rd Street to South Capitol Street, SW
- Northbound DC-295 from Suitland Parkway to the Maryland state line
- Eastbound I-695 ramp to Northbound DC-295
- Northbound MD-295/B-W Parkway from the DC line to MD-197/Laurel-Bowie Road
- Westbound MD-197/Laurel-Bowie Road from the B-W Parkway to Contee Road
- Contee Road from MD-197/Laurel-Bowie Road to US-1/Baltimore Avenue
- Southbound US-1/Baltimore Avenue from Contee Road to the Maryland National Memorial Cemetery