A 42-year-old man was killed early Sunday in a hit-and-run near O'Donnell Square Park in Canton, after the vehicle that struck him left the scene.
Officers responded around 2:45 a.m. to a reported pedestrian hit-and-run in the 2900 block of O'Donnell Street, The Baltimore Banner reported. Police said the man was found there with severe injuries. He was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital and pronounced dead. The Baltimore Sun reported that Baltimore police said the striking vehicle fled.
The vehicle had not been identified when The Banner published, and police had not immediately released a description. Investigators asked anyone with information to call Baltimore Police crash investigators at 410-396-2606 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
The Banner described Sunday's crash as the latest in a series of deadly pedestrian hit-and-runs reported in Baltimore in recent weeks. On Nov. 5, a different 42-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run in South Baltimore near Potee Street, Route 2 and Interstate 895.
In a separate East Baltimore case, The Banner reported that a 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with an Oct. 23 crash that killed pedestrian Eric Browner Jr. Police said a red 2009 Toyota Corolla struck Browner and its occupants fled, FOX Baltimore reported.
