A pedestrian was fatally struck on Tuesday night by a vehicle in the 9500 block of Georgia Ave. in Montgomery Hills, according to Montgomery County police.
Around 8:04 p.m. Tuesday, officers from the 3rd District and Montgomery County Fire & Rescue personnel responded to the scene following reports of a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.
The preliminary investigation indicates that the driver of a gray 2020 Honda CR-V was heading north on Georgia Ave. when the vehicle struck an adult male pedestrian near Flora Lane. The driver remained present at the site of the incident.
Initial reports suggested a possible involvement of a second vehicle in the collision, but these claims were found to be unsubstantiated, according to an MCPD press release.
The pedestrian, identified as 27-year-old Khalid Shakir Scriven from Gaithersburg, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The investigation is currently ongoing, and anyone with relevant information regarding this incident is urged to reach out to Crash Reconstruction Unit detectives at (240) 773-6620.
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