1 dead, 1 seriously injured in hit-and-run in Hillcrest – NBC4 Washington

A man was killed and a woman was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident in the area of ​​2800 Alabama Avenue SE around 12:30 p.m., police said.

Police are looking for the vehicle, which is described as a light or white Ford Taurus.

“To the driver of this car, we want you to turn yourself in,” said Commander Jaron Hickman of the Metropolitan Police Department. “We want to talk to you. You are driving a late-model white Ford Taurus with front-end damage and a blown windshield. We want you to come and talk to us. We need to talk to you.”

The man and woman were hit by the car while crossing the street. The woman was found on the street.

The car dragged the man through a parking lot and down Denver Street.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident and the woman was taken to hospital in serious condition but is expected to survive.

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