Metro Police Investigating Fatal Car And Pedestrian Crash

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Metropolitan police are investigating a Friday traffic death in the 1400 block of North Capitol Street NW, according to a release from the department. The crash happened around 5:15 a.m., police say, involving one car and one pedestrian.

Police say the victim was walking to the east side, mid-block, when a sedan hit them.

The driver stayed on the scene, police say, and DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded, bringing the victim to a local hospital, where they were pronounced dead from their injuries.

The victim's identity is being withheld pending family notification.

Anybody with information on the crash is asked to call police at 202-727-9099 or to text your tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.

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