ROCKVILLE, Md. — Shady Grove Road is currently closed at the entrance to Shady Grove Hospital after a vehicle struck a pedestrian, police said.
According to the Montgomery County Police Department, the driver of the vehicle remained on the scene.
Police said that they have not indicated what the victim’s condition may be, but saying that only that he is an adult male. The victim was taken to another hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Police are asking drivers to avoid the area if possible.
This is a developing story that will be updated once more information becomes available.
So far in Montgomery County, seven pedestrians have been hit since the start of the new year.
On Jan. 15 at approximately 5:15 p.m., Montgomery County police said a pedestrian was hit at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Osceola Road in Bethesda, but the pedestrian suffered only minor injuries and was not taken to a hospital.
Less than 30 minutes later, a toddler was struck at 4300 Willow Lane, near the Jane E. Lawton Community Center in Chevy Chase. The child was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to the police.
Shortly after, an adult was hit by a car at the intersection of Towne Road and Rose Avenue near Pinstripes Bowling in North Bethesda. Police said the pedestrian was taken to the hospital with traumatic injuries.
Finally, around 8:40 p.m., a man was hit in the 2100 block of Rockville Pike near a TGI Fridays restaurant. He was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died at the hospital. The victim has been identified as 40-year-old Michael Louis Gamboa, of Gaithersburg.
The driver of the striking vehicle, Adam Moche Aseraph, remained at the scene.