Arrest Made In Fatal Hit-And-Run Of HoCo Man In Prince George's: Police

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — The suspect sought in connection to a Dec. 4 fatal hit-and-run crash in Prince George's County has been arrested by Maryland State Police.

Lidia Parada Benitez, 63, of Baltimore, has been charged with leaving the scene of an injury collision and failing to report a collision to police.

Troopers arrested Benitez following a traffic stop at 5:54 p.m. Wednesday night at Hollins Ferry Road north of I-695 in Baltimore. She was taken to the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack for processing before being transferred to the Prince George’s County Detention Center.

Shortly after 9:50 a.m. on Dec. 4, troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to the area of southbound I-95 and the Intercounty Connector for a report of a pedestrian who had been hit by a vehicle on the road. According to a preliminary investigation, Ceasar Alfred Charles Burke, 23, of Columbia, and a woman were parked on the shoulder of the road having a discussion outside of their vehicle. During the course of the conversation, the female, for unknown reasons, entered I-95 and Burke attempted to pull her back from the road, according to the Maryland State Police. While in the roadway, Burke was struck by Benitez, who was driving a Nissan Altima, according to investigators. She failed to remain at the scene.

A second vehicle, a Honda CRV, also struck Burke, but that driver pulled over to the shoulder and called 911. Investigators initially thought a tractor-trailer also struck Burke and left the scene, but that is no longer the case. Burke was declared deceased at the scene, according to the Maryland State Police.

The Maryland State Police Crash Team is leading the investigation into the incident. Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the College Park Barrack at 301-345-3101.