62-Year-Old Woman Identified In MoCo Hit And Run: Police

Updated, Friday 12:32 p.m.

ASPEN HILL, MD — A 62-year-old woman who was killed in a hit-and-run collision this week in the Aspen Hill community was identified by police on Friday.

Montgomery County Police identified the woman as Saijuan Chen, of Rockville.

The collision occurred near the intersection of Arctic Avenue and Bel Pre Road, with police responding to the scene shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Authorities said in a release that Chen was struck by the driver of a green 2023 Jeep Wrangler as she was crossing Arctic Avenue. The driver had been making a left turn onto Arctic Avenue from Bel Pre Road.

Chen was found at the scene suffering from serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The Jeep driver was located by police after a resident who witnessed the incident provided officers with a description of the car and license plate information.

Officials have not identified the driver or stated what charges are being considered.

An investigation into the collision remains ongoing.