Crime & Safety
Hit-And-Run Collision Kills Bicyclist in Prince George's County
Police are searching for the driver who fled the scene.

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. According to police the victim was heading westbound on the highway when a car, traveling in the same direction, hit the bicyclist.
The driver left the scene before officers arrived. The victim was transported to the hospital where he died a short time later from injuries.
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The vehicle is described as a black sedan and would have a broken headlamp, damage to the front end, and a piece of bumper missing from the collision.
Anyone with information about the incident can 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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