Teen Identified, Remains In Critical Condition After Hit-And-Run

SEVERN, MD — Anne Arundel County Police are searching for the driver who hit a Brooklyn Park teenager after a house party in Severn. On Tuesday, police said the victim is Kiersten Emily Wengert-Walko, 17, of the 6000 block of Ritchie Highway, who remains in critical condition at a Baltimore trauma center.

Wengert-Walko was hurt in the accident, which happened just after 2 a.m. Saturday in the 7900 block of WB&A Road near Thompson Road. Witnesses told police that Wengert-Walko had left a house party in the 7800 block of WB&A Road and was walking southbound in the northbound lane with a group of people. Other guests from the same house party are believed to have been in the suspect vehicle, which was reportedly northbound at a high rate of speed when it struck the victim, who was unable to move out of the way in time.

Wengert-Walko was taken to Shock Trauma in Baltimore with critical, life-threatening injuries. Authorities say the driver and vehicle did not remain at the scene. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

Anyone with information about the crash or a possible vehicle is asked to call 410-222-8573 or 8082.

Police say the only description of the hit-and-run vehicle is that it is silver and has a broken headlight assembly (clear portion) and windshield damage. The vehicle likely also has tinted windows.

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