Crime & Safety
Fatal Crash Outside Bingo Hall Claims Pedestrian: Anne Arundel Police
A hit-and-run crash claimed a pedestrian's life outside a bingo hall, Anne Arundel County police said.
LAUREL, MD — A pedestrian died after a hit-and-run crash outside a Laurel bingo hall, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced recently.
Officers identified the victim as 34-year-old Devin Michael Jones of Laurel.
Authorities said the crash happened July 21 around 3:40 a.m. in the driveway to Delta Bingo, located at 3605 Laurel Fort Meade Road.
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An unknown vehicle hit the victim when it turned right from eastbound Laurel Fort Meade Road into the bingo hall's access road between a storage facility and a gas station, police said.
Officers said the vehicle drove away "in an unknown direction and likely sustained damage to its undercarriage and front bumper area."
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Authorities said medics took the victim to Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center in Columbia, where he was pronounced dead.
Police asked anybody with information to call (410) 222-8573. Tipsters can stay anonymous by dialing (410) 222-4700.
This map shows the area where officers said the fatal crash happened.
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