Crime & Safety

The Driver In A Hit And Run At Pike & Rose Turned Herself In Tuesday, Police Say

The driver in a hit and run near Pike & Rose turned herself in this week, Montgomery County Police said.

Montgomery County Police says that a woman turned herself in on Tuesday for a hit and run in Rockville last week.
Montgomery County Police says that a woman turned herself in on Tuesday for a hit and run in Rockville last week. (Colleen Martin/Patch)

ROCKVILLE, MD — The driver in a hit and run near Pike & Rose on Oct. 7 turned herself in on Tuesday, Montgomery County Police said.

Natalie Nicole Quiroz, 21 of Brunswick, has been charged with first-degree assault, reckless driving, failure to use due care to avoid pedestrian collision, failure to stop at a scene involving bodily injury, failure to remain on scene, and other traffic charges. Police say they responded to calls about a pedestrian hit and run at a parking lot in the 900 block of Rose Avenue in Rockville around 2 a.m. on Tuesday.

Witnesses there told police that a woman in a black Nissan drove her car out of the parking lot at a high speed, hitting several people including one woman who fell under the car. The woman in the Nissan then drove through the gate of the parking lot, witnesses said.

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Quiroz was released on bond, according to police.

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