Hit-And-Run Driver Sought In Fatal Collision With Man In Temple Hills Early Friday Morning

TEMPLE HILLS, MD — Police are searching for the driver and vehicle involved in a Friday morning hit-and-run involving a pedestrian.

On Aug. 1 around 3:30 a.m., Prince George's Police were called to the area of Branch Avenue and Woods Way for a collision involving a pedestrian. Officers found the victim in the roadway suffering from trauma. He died on the scene. The police department said his identity will not be released until his family can be found and notified.

The preliminary investigation indicates that the involved driver hit the man while traveling southbound on Branch Avenue. The driver did not remain at the scene. Investigators believe the involved vehicle is a dark-colored Honda Civic that likely sustained front-end damage, the police department stated.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call detectives at 301-731-4422.