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By
Maren Fagan
, Varshana Ramnarine - November 18, 2024
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A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) detective testified about his investigation of a fatal car accident in a preliminary hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Anthony Epstein on Nov. 15.
Kyle Piunti, 35, is charged with second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in the hit-and-run traffic death of 54-year-old Michael Hamlin on I-295 southbound on Jan. 3.
According to court documents, Hamlin took an off-ramp from I-295 after avoiding a separate collision. Allegedly, Piunti was driving at a high speed in a blue car when he hit Hamlin and fled the scene on foot.
An MPD detective involved in the investigation testified in the hearing that he recognized images of a blue car linked to the incident.
Parties are slated to reconvene Nov. 19.