SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, Md. — Editor's note: The above video is from June 2022.
A man is dead after a hit-and-run in the Suitland-Silver Hill area of Prince George's County, MD, and police are still looking for the driver responsible.
Prince George's County Police Department said in a tweet that officers responded to the intersection of Silver Hill Road and Navy Day Drive in Suitland-Silver Hill just before midnight for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian.
When officers arrived at the location, they found a man on the road. According to police, he was unresponsive and pronounced dead a short time later.
Police say the preliminary investigation revealed the man was crossing the street when he was struck by vehicle traveling southbound on Silver Hill Road. The driver of the striking vehicle fled the scene after the crash.
Based on the evidence collected at the scene, investigators believe that the striking vehicle could be a Dark Gray and Gun Metallic between the year 2013 to 2018 Nissan Altima.
The vehicle will may have damages to the front end and focus on the passenger side, according to authorities.
The struck pedestrian was identified as 33-year-old Carlos Maltez, Jr. of Suitland.
Another pedestrian died earlier this year in a hit-and-run crash. This collision also took place in the Suitland-Silver Hill area, where police located a woman on the road.
She was taken to a nearby hospital and succumbed to her injuries a short time later. There's no update if the striking driver was arrested for the death of the woman.
Police are asking anyone who may have information about this crash should call Prince George's County Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS.
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