PGPD PGPD Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Collision in Capitol Heights

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The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision in Capitol Heights. The decedent is 47-year-old Calvin Williams of Laurel.

On September 19th, at approximately 11:40 pm, patrol officers were called to the 1200 block of Marblewood Avenue for a welfare check. The responding officers discovered Williams unresponsive in the roadway with injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Approximately 30 minutes prior, officers with the Seat Pleasant Police Department observed an unoccupied car with body damage near Martin Luther King Junior Highway and Business Parkway. A woman who is believed to have been driving that car was located walking about a block away. It is believed the unoccupied car did strike Williams. Seat Pleasant Police took her into custody on a warrant for malicious destruction of property.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device.

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