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2 people struck, killed by vehicle at Hains Point

U.S. Park Police are investigating the deaths of 55-year-old Rhonda Whitaker and 60-year-old Waldon Adams.

WASHINGTON — An elderly man and woman were hit and killed by a vehicle at Hains Point on Saturday, according to U.S. Park Police (USPP).

USPP officers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck just after 10:30 a.m.

Police say two people with serious injuries were brought to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead. The striking vehicle was a pickup truck. 

On Monday, U.S. Park Police identified the woman and man killed as 55-year-old Rhonda Whitaker and 60-year-old Waldon Adams, respectively. 

"USPP detectives are currently working with the U.S. Attorney’s office to determine what specific charges will be filed in Saturday’s fatal hit and run pending the results of a toxicology report and police investigation," USPP spokesperson Sergeant Roselyn Norment said in an email Monday.

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USPP says detectives have tracked down the truck that struck the victims and its owner is cooperating with the investigation.

Hains Point is at the southern tip of East Potomac Park in southwest Washington, D.C 

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