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An alert was issued by the Prince George’s County Police Department this week following an incident on Saturday morning that left a pedestrian dead in Hyattsville and a driver at large.
Officers were called at approximately 3:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 17 to the area of University Boulevard and Riggs Road to investigate a crash.
According to investigators, the driver struck the pedestrian, who was a wheelchair user, in the roadway, then fled the scene in what is believed to be a silver Volkswagen. The victim - whose name has not been released - was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding the fatal pedestrian strike has been asked to contact the department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit by calling (301) 731-4422.
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