Alexandria Police Seek Help in Solving Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash

Alexandria Police are asking for help in identifying a man possibly involved or a witness to the on Friday, Jan. 21.

Photos of the man and vehicle were captured on surveillance video from a nearby gas station. 

The man is described as black, five feet ten inches to six feet tall with a clean shaved head. 

He was dressed in a dark suit with a white shirt and dark tie. 

The man also spoke with an accent which may be of African descent, and he might work for a sedan transportation service. 

The vehicle is possibly a black Lincoln Town Car and may have had front-end damage.

A 26- year-old man was crossing King Street at the intersection with Park Center Drive when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. A witness to the crash described the vehicle as a four-door black sedan, similar to a Lincoln Town car.  The victim, Melbourne Clyde Leach, Jr. of Alexandria, was transported to INOVA Alexandria Hospital where he died.

Anyone recognizing the man or vehicle in the pictures or anyone with additional information is asked to call the Alexandria Police Department at 703-838-4444 or the Crime Solvers tip line at 703-838-4858.