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Family Of Critically Injured Man Sought By MoCo Police

Investigators are asking for the public's help in locating the family of Juan Ixpata-Vasquez, who was hit by a vehicle Dec. 31.

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Investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating the family of Juan Ixpata-Vasquez, who was hit by a vehicle Dec. 31. He is critically injured in an area hospital; police said he may live in Silver Spring or Hyattsville.
Investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating the family of Juan Ixpata-Vasquez, who was hit by a vehicle Dec. 31. He is critically injured in an area hospital; police said he may live in Silver Spring or Hyattsville. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SILVER SPRING, MD — Investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating the family of Juan Ixpata-Vasquez, 56, who was critically injured on Dec. 31.

About 6:11 p.m., police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel were called to University Boulevard at East Franklin Avenue, where a pedestrian was struck by at least one vehicle. Responders found Ixpata-Vasquez suffering from life-threatening injuries.

A police news release said he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he remains in critical condition.

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Detectives have been unable to locate any next of kin or family members of Ixpata-Vasquez, who is believed to live in the Silver Spring or Hyattsville area.

Anyone with information about Ixpata-Vasquez’s family is asked to contact the Montgomery County Police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000.

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