Two Men Hit, Killed By Vehicles In Separate Towns On Same Day: Prince George's Police

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A 70-year-old man has been hit and killed by a passing vehicle in Chillum while another man whose identity hasn't been released also has been hit and killed in Suitland. Both incidents happened Tuesday.

On Dec. 12 around 6 a.m., Prince George's police officers were called to the 5900 block of Riggs Road in Chillum. Officers found Marcos Gonzalez-Chavez of Chillum lying in the road and was pronounced dead on the scene.

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision. The deceased pedestrian is 70-year-old Marcos Gonzalez-Chavez of Chillum. A preliminary investigation indicates the involved driver hit Gonzalez-Chavez in the northbound lanes of Riggs Road. The driver remained on the scene and was uninjured.

On Dec. 12 around 3 a.m., officers were called to the 5000 block of Branch Avenue. Officers found a man in the road with trauma who was pronounced dead on the scene. His identity will be released once his family has been notified.

A preliminary investigation indicates the involved driver hit the man in the northbound lanes of Branch Avenue. The driver remained on the scene and was uninjured.

Anyone with information about these cases is asked to call the collision analysis and reconstruction unit at 301-731-4422.