WASHINGTON — Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed in Northeast D.C. early Thursday morning.
Around 4 a.m., officers say a white car was traveling westbound on East Capitol Street, Northeast, when they struck a man, who had fallen into the crosswalk in the intersection of 58th Street and East Capitol Street.
The suspect car then left the scene without stopping, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the man to a local hospital, where after all life-saving efforts failed, the man was pronounced dead.
He has been identified as 42-year-old Darryl Leak of Northeast, D.C.
Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.
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