2nd Road Construction Worker Hit By Driver This Month: Prince George's Police

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A road construction worker has been hit and killed while on the job in Prince George's County.

Christopher Carter, 52, of Fort Washington, was working in a closed off construction zone in the area of New Hampshire Avenue and Metzerott Road Oct. 20 when he was hit at approximately 10 a.m. Carter was pronounced dead on the scene and the driver of the vehicle that hit him was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.

Last week, a road construction worker was fatally hit by a driver traveling along northbound Indian Head Highway and Kerby Hill Road in Fort Washington. The driver first hit several traffic cones, then struck Huerta Melendez, 56, of Montgomery Village, and then another vehicle.

The two incidents come on the heels of Maryland's updated "Move Over" law that now requires drivers to pull over and/or slow down when seeing any stopped vehicle on the roadway. Fines start at $110 and points can be issued to a driver's license if the law isn't followed. In the event someone is injured or dies because a vehicle did not move over, the fine becomes $750 and three points are assessed to a driver’s license.

Anyone with information about the case involving Carter is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422. Callers wanting to remain anonymous can call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto a mobile device. Refer to case number 22-0050895.