A Montgomery Village man was killed Oct. 11 after he was struck by a vehicle while working on construction along Indian Heady Highway in Fort Washington.
Huera Melandez, 56, was working at the site at 10:55 p.m. when a driver struck several traffic cones and then Melandez, who was standing in a closed section of the road at the time, according to Prince George’s Police Department.
After striking Melandez, the car continued on to strike a median and a second vehicle, according to police, who said the incident is under investigation.
Melandez was pronounced dead at the scene. The second driver was not injured.
The driver of the vehicle that struck Melandez was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Anyone with information on this case should call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422.
The victim in last night's fatal pedestrian collision has been identified as 56-year-old Huerta Melendez of Montgomery Village, MD.https://t.co/Pfk0KFS2uM pic.twitter.com/XMCLn7FNdQ
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