Scooter Rider Injured in Northwest DC Hit-and-Run Crash: Police

A driver struck a scooter rider in Northwest Washington, D.C., Thursday night and drove off, police stated.

Authorities are searching for a silver pickup truck, probably a Chevy Silverado, suspected of hitting a person about 7:30 p.m. at New Jersey Avenue and Q Streets NW, the Metropolitan Police Division stated.

Officers responded to the scene and located a person unconscious however respiration. He was taken to a hospital, police stated. Police have not launched details about his id or what sort of scooter he was utilizing.

The driving force left the crash scene, police stated.

Main crash detectives had been referred to as to research.

Critical crashes involving pedestrians within the District are down from final 12 months. As of Thursday, 50 pedestrians and 15 bicyclists suffered main accidents on the roads in 2022. That’s down from 78 pedestrians and 16 cyclists over the identical interval in 2021.

Nonetheless, a number of lethal crashes within the D.C. space are calling consideration to a hazard on the roads

A street crew employee was struck and killed in Adelphi, Maryland, Thursday morning. In that case, the driving force stayed on the scene.

One other man was killed in a hit-and-run Wednesday close to a Greenbelt, Maryland, fuel station.  

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