Elaine Rowena Allen, 71, killed in pedestrian collision involving hit-and-run driver on Columbia Pike in White Oak area of Silver Spring, Maryland
Police: Woman Killed in Crash Hit by 2 Drivers, 1 Sped Away
Police say 75-year-old Carter Cockrell was driving a white Ford van south on Columbia Pike when his van hit the victim. Cockrell stayed at the scene, but police believe another driver sped away after the woman was struck.
Police ID 71-year-old pedestrian killed in Silver Spring crash
Montgomery County police identified the woman as 71-year-old Elaine Rowena Allen. They said Allen was struck around 6:40 p.m. Thursday in the 10700 block of Columbia Pike/Route 29.
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