Police: Driver hit sign, got out of car before being hit, killed in Rockville

Investigators in Montgomery County, Maryland, are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that killed a 43-year-old man on Wednesday.

The victim was identified as Earl William Smith of Clinton, according to a police news release Friday.

Shortly after 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, firefighters and Montgomery County police officers responded to reports of a pedestrian struck on the west side of Norbeck Road between Georgia Avenue and Muncaster Mill Road.

Police said Smith was driving when he collided with a sign and his vehicle came to rest in the median. Smith then got out of his vehicle and was struck in the roadway by the driver of a black BMW. According to police, the driver of the BMW remained at the scene of the accident.

Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.

Anyone with information about this collision is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (240) 773-6620.

Below is a map of the approximate area where the crash occurred.