Pedestrian killed after being struck on BW Parkway

A Maryland man was killed after he was struck on the southbound lane of the Baltimore Washington Parkway on Sunday night, police said.

Police said 39-year-old Innocent Munyaneri, of Riverdale, Maryland, was struck around 9:23 p.m. on the parkway south of Route 202. When police arrived on the scene, Munyaneri was already dead.

The vehicle that hit him remained on scene and cooperated with police.

United States Park Police are interviewing witnesses and asking anyone with information to contact the Criminal Investigations major Crime Unit tip line at (202)-610-8737, USPP_tipline@nps.gov or U.S. Park Police Communications at (202)-610-7500.

Below is a map of where the incident occurred.

Zeke Hartner

Zeke Hartner is a digital writer/editor who has been with WTOP since 2017. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University’s Political Science program and an avid news junkie.

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