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Maryland State Police investigators are seeking the public's assistance in tracking down the driver of a vehicle sporting new Jersey tags that is believed to have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Prince George’s County over the weekend.
Investigators say that they are looking for a black 2009 Nissan Altima with the New Jersey license plate “P92NJE” that may have been involved in the fatal crash that killed 23-year-old Columbia resident Ceasar Alfred Charles Burke on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Shortly before 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to a stretch of the southbound lanes of I-95 near the Intercounty Connector for a report of a pedestrian who had been struck on the road.
Officials say that the initial investigation determined that Burke and a woman were parked on the shoulder of the roadway and “having a discussion outside their vehicle.”
During the course of the conversation, investigators said that the woman - whose name has not been released - for unknown reasons, entered I-95, prompting Burke to attempt to pull her back toward the shoulder.
While in the roadway, police say that Burke was struck by the black Nissan Altima, which fled the scene. A second vehicle, a Honda CRV, also struck Burke, but the driver pulled over onto the shoulder and called 911.
Investigators noted that investigators initially thought that Burke was also struck by a tractor-trailer that fled the scene, though that is no longer believed to be the case.
Burke was declared dead at the scene.
The Maryland State Police Crash Team continues to investigate the fatal incident.
Anyone with information regarding the suspect vehicle, or who may have witnessed any of the collisions, has been asked to contact Maryland State Police investigators at the College Park Barrack by calling (301) 345-3101.
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