Document: Man Dies After Traffic Crash

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The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Investigations Unit are investigating a traffic crash that killed a man on Dec. 14 on the 2500 block of Benning Road, NE.

According to MPD documents, an unknown vehicle, traveling westbound at the location, struck a pedestrian who was standing in the middle of the block. The vehicle fled the scene.

DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to the scene and determined there were no signs consistent with life.

The pedestrian has been identified as 54-year-old Maurice Oliver.

MPD requests that anyone with information call them.