Montgomery County police say an adult male was taken to a hospital in critical condition after a reported hit-and-run involving a vehicle and a pedestrian near Wisteria Drive and Laurel Grove Place.
In a preliminary update posted by the Montgomery County Department of Police, 5th District officers were dispatched at 8:37 p.m. to that intersection for the collision, and the driver of the striking vehicle left the scene, according to the department's account on X
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The alert does not name the pedestrian or describe the vehicle. It also does not report any arrest or charges.
Under Maryland law, a driver involved in a crash that causes bodily injury must immediately stop as close as possible to the scene without blocking traffic more than necessary, according to the statute text published by the General Assembly.
