Gavin Knupp, 14, fatally struck by driver that fled the scene while crossing Grays Corner Road at Riddle Lane near Ocean Pines, Maryland
Local Teenager Dies in Hit-and-Run Collision in Worcester Co.
A 14-year-old Ocean Pines boy has died in a hospital after being struck as he was trying to cross Grays Corner Road on foot at Riddle Lane.Maryland State Police said an investigation indicates that the driver of the striking eastbound vehicle left the scene and did not return.
OP youth killed in hit-and-run on Grays Corner
Gavin Knupp, of Ocean Pines, was pronounced deceased by hospital personnel at Atlantic General Hospital, according to a press release.
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