Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian-involved collision that occurred in North Bethesda early Friday morning.
First responders arrived on the scene shortly after 5:00 a.m., according to police. An investigation determined that a car was traveling north on Rockville Pike approaching Grosvenor Lane when the pedestrian, identified as 74-year-old James Eugene White Jr. of North Bethesda, was attempting to cross the street. For reasons still under investigation, the car struck White Jr. on Rockville Pike. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle was not injured during the collision, police said.
This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Collision Reconstruction Unit at (240)-773-6620.
Collision Reconstruction Unit detectives en route to fatal pedestrian-involved collision on Rockville Pike at Grosvenor Ln in N. Bethesda. N/B Rockville Pike CLOSED at Grosvenor Ln. Watch for police direction in area or seek alternate route. Call rcvd at 5:09am.
— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) November 20, 2020
