UPDATE: Victim Identified in Hit-And-Run Collision in Prince George's County

A bicyclist was killed Sunday in a hit-and-run wreck on a local highway, according to Prince George’s County Police.

Police were called to Martin Luther King Jr. Highway near Forbes Boulevard in Lanham at 1:55 a.m. Sunday. When they arrived, the victim, Dwight Calvin Johnson, 34, of Seltzer Road in Lanham, was hurt with critical injuries.

According to police Johnson was heading westbound on the highway when a car, traveling in the same direction, hit him. The driver left the scene before officers arrived.

Johnson was transported to the hospital where he died a short time later.

A PGPD report reveals that investigators believe that the car involved in the collision was a 2010 to 2012 black Nissan Altima. The car would have a broken headlamp, damage to the front end, and a piece of bumper missing from the crash.

Anyone with information about the driver of the vehicle should call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-306-5640. To remain anonymous, callers can contact Crime Solvers at 866-411-TIPS *8477), text “PGPD plus your message” to CRIMES (274637), or submit the message online.

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