DC man killed in Prince George’s Co. hit-and-run while walking on I-495
A D.C. man was struck and killed in Prince George’s County, Maryland, early Saturday morning and investigators are looking for the driver responsible.
Maryland State Police said the crash happened before 2 a.m. on the inner loop of Interstate 495 south of Ritchie Marlboro Road. The man — identified as 23-year-old Stephen Marquel Thompson of D.C. — was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said its initial investigation revealed that Thompson was on the southbound side of I-495, south of Ritchie Marlboro Road in the third lane of the Capital Beltway when he was hit by a Mini Cooper.
State police believe the Mini Cooper was anywhere from a 2009 to a 2014 model. Authorities suspect there is damage to the right front-end of the car due to the crash.
Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 301-669-8100.
Below is a map of the area where the crash occurred: