State Not Ready To Identify Woman, Police Involved In Deadly Pedestrian Collision On I-495

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — The Maryland Attorney General's office said Tuesday that it will delay the release of the identities of the woman and law enforcement officers involved in a Feb. 1 pedestrian death in Prince George's County.

The Independent Investigations Division needs more time to gather and review evidence to determine the involved law enforcement officers. The agency will identify the person who died when the names of the officers are released, a news release said.

Authorities said police officers found a car that had been stolen in a carjacking earlier in the day in the parking lot of a business in the 6000 block of Oxon Hill Road. They then saw a woman get into the vehicle and drive away.

Officers with Prince George’s County Police, Forest Heights Police and Edmonston Police departments attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver refused to stop and crashed the vehicle in that same parking lot. She then hopped out of the vehicle and tried to run across I-495, where she was hit by two vehicles, according to a news release from the attorney general's office.

The woman — whose name has not been released — was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Maryland State Police. The drivers of the two vehicles remained on scene and weren't injured.

The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating the incident with assistance from the Maryland State Police Crash Team. They ask that anyone with information about the investigation call (240) 576-7070 or send an email to IID@oag.state.md.us.