The Metropolitan Police Department is currently conducting an investigation into a deadly incident where a pedestrian was killed in Northwest D.C. last weekend. According to a press release by MPD, the event took place in the early hours of Sunday, September 1.
The investigation has shed light on the fact that a pedestrian, later identified as 26-year-old Myles Kevin Mcewen of Northwest, D.C., was walking on the north sidewalk on the 900 block of U Street, Northwest. Encountering the crosswalk at Vermont Avenue, it was there, against the do not walk signal, that the pedestrian was hit by a vehicle which fled the scene, continuing northbound on Vermont Avenue. The time was approximately 2:19 a.m. when Mcewen tragically met his demise.
Tragically, Mcewen was pronounced dead right there on the scene of the crash. The search for the driver involved in the hit-and-run is ongoing, and police are appealing to the public for any information that could assist in the investigation.
Authorities are urging that anyone with knowledge of this incident should step forward and contact the police at (202) 727-9099. Alternatively, witnesses can send their tips anonymously to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.
