Crime & Safety

Chesapeake Beach Man Fatally Hit By Car In Fort Washington: Prince George's Police

A 24-year-old Chesapeake Beach man has died after he was hit by a car in Fort Washington, according to police.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A 24-year-old Chesapeake Beach man has been fatally hit in Fort Washington.

On Oct. 15 at approximately 1 a.m., officers were called to the intersection of Indian Head Highway and Old Fort Road for a pedestrian collision. The preliminary investigation revealed the involved driver was traveling northbound on Indian Head Highway when he hit Austin McCollum in the roadway. The driver remained on the scene. McCollum was pronounced deceased on the scene.

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

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