A man was seriously hurt Thursday afternoon after being struck by a car in Prince George's County, with police confirming he suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The crash happened near a busy stretch of road and left investigators working to piece together exactly what happened.
According to the DC News Now, the Prince George's County Police Department said officers responded at 3:30 p.m. to reports of a pedestrian crash near Old Baltimore Pike and Distribution Drive. The man was taken to a hospital, where he was treated for serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the outlet reported.
The crash remains under investigation, per the same report. No further details about how the collision occurred, the driver involved, or any potential citations have been released.
Separate Pedestrian Crashes in the County
In September, a man died after being struck by a vehicle near Laurel-Bowie Road and Briarcroft Lane, where officers responded around 4:30 a.m. and found the victim, according to NBC4 Washington.
A separate multicar crash occurred near Branch Avenue on Suitland Parkway.
Pedestrian Safety in the County
Prince George's County leads Maryland in pedestrian deaths per capita.
Figures compiled by Zero Deaths Maryland, the state's highway safety office, show that between 2017 and 2021, Prince George's County accounted for 24% of Maryland crashes resulting in a fatality, the highest share of any jurisdiction outside Baltimore City. That data covers an earlier period and does not speak to the circumstances of Thursday's crash, which remains under active investigation.
