Document: Woman Dead After Being Struck by Vehicle in Northeast, DC

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The Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Major Crash Unit is investigating a traffic fatality that killed a woman on Sept. 26 at the intersection of 17th Street and Lang Place, NE.

According to MPD documents, the woman was crossing the road when she was struck by an unknown dark colored vehicle that was traveling northbound on 17th Street, NE. The vehicle fled the scene before officers arrived.

She was transported to a hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.

The victim’s identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification.