As police continue to search for the driver of an SUV that struck and killed a woman in Oxon Hill, Maryland, earlier this week, they have released the victim’s identity.
The Prince George’s County police identified her as Brenda Hackett, 56, of D.C.
Hackett’s body was found on Maryland Route 210 near Salisbury Drive around 2:40 a.m. Sunday.
The police said Hackett, who was a pedestrian in a crosswalk, was struck while in the northbound lanes.
It’s believed that the vehicle that struck her was a white 2014-2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee, similar to the one in the tweet below.
UPDATE: The deceased pedestrian from Sunday’s fatal hit-and-run has been identified as 56-year-old Brenda Hackett of Washington, DC. The PGPD continues to search for the driver and vehicle involved. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call 301-731-4422. https://t.co/QqyRMgcRRe
— PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) September 23, 2022
Anyone with information is asked to call 301-731-4422.
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