FORT WASHINGTON, MD – Police are investigating a fatal crash that took place overnight in Fort Washington.
An investigation is being conducted by the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit into a fatal accident that occurred on Monday evening.
A 27-year-old Fort Washington woman died in the crash. She was identified as 27-year-old Katelin Rodriguez.
Police reported on Monday that officers responded to the area of Indian Head Highway and Livingston Road at approximately 8:35 p.m. Rodriguez was driving northbound on Indian Head Highway when she stopped and exited her vehicle to remove an item that was lying in the road.
Rodriguez was struck by a second driver who was traveling northbound shortly after she exited her vehicle.
As a result of the accident, she was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the striking vehicle remained at the scene of the accident.