LAUREL, MD – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred Sunday night in Prince George’s County.
The deceased is identified as Asenakech Amdrufael Negewo, 77. She was pronounced deceased on scene by emergency medical personnel. Negewo was reported missing through the Montgomery County Police Department.
On May 18, 2025, at approximately 9:17 p.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to the area of eastbound MD-198 near the ramp from northbound I-95 for reports of a pedestrian-involved crash. According to a preliminary investigation, a Honda Civic, driven by Rigoberto Cervantes-Ceferino, 44, was traveling on the I-95 exit ramp onto eastbound MD-198 when it struck Negewo, who was standing in the roadway.
The Maryland State Police Crash Team is leading the investigation. Personnel from the Laurel Police Department assisted with traffic control and road closures which lasted more than two hours.
The investigation is active and ongoing.
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