UPPER MARLBORO, MD – A 58-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle on Wednesday. The driver of that vehicle fled the scene of the crash.
Today, the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit of the Prince George’s County Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the driver involved in that fatal hit-and-run.
The victim was identified as 58-year-old Muhammad Salim of Washington, DC.
According to police, on August 24, 2022, at approximately 4:30 am, officers responded to the 10000 block of Frank Tippet Road in the unincorporated section of Upper Marlboro for a collision involving a motorcycle.
“The officers discovered Salim, the motorcycle rider, unresponsive on the side of the roadway. He was pronounced dead on the scene,” PGPD officials said today in a statement. “The preliminary investigation revealed an unidentified driver collided with the motorcycle in the eastbound lanes. The involved driver did not stay on scene. Through investigative means, the involved car was located and now efforts are underway to identify the driver.”
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422.