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2 separate pedestrian crashes in Md. prove fatal

During a period of roughly 24 hours, two pedestrians were killed in separate crashes in Maryland last week, according to police.

Both of the pedestrians killed were men.



struck at around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night.

Police determined that the pedestrian was crossing Montgomery Village Avenue near Centerway Road when he was struck by a red 2017 Toyota Corolla.

The pedestrian was later identified as 67-year-old Sterling David Brown of Montgomery Village. He was transported to a local hospital and where he died from his injuries.

Below is a map of where the incident occurred:

Montgomery County police want anyone with information on Wednesday’s crash to contact Collision Reconstruction Unit detectives at 240-773-6620.

A day later, Maryland State Police said a in the area of Central Avenue at Campus Way in Prince George’s County.

At around 7:45 p.m., a white truck ran a red light and struck a pedestrian who police said was in the crosswalk. The pedestrian — a 34-year-old man whose identity has not been released — died at the scene, according to authorities.

Ciara Wells

Ciara Wells is the Evening Digital Editor at WTOP. She is a graduate of American University where she studied journalism and Spanish. Before joining WTOP, she was the opinion team editor at a student publication and a content specialist at an HBCU in Detroit.

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