Police Investigate Fatal Pedestrian Collision in Takoma Park

[Howard Hartman]

	DEPARTMENT OF POLICE MEDIA SERVICES DIVISION 2350 RESEARCH BOULEVARD ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20850-3294   240-773-5030
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2008	FOR MORE INFORMATION:                         Media Services Division, 240-773-5030

Police Investigate Fatal Pedestrian Collision in Takoma Park

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Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Collision Reconstruction Unit in collaboration with the Takoma Park Police Department are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred yesterday in Takoma Park.

The collision occurred at approximately 5:56 p.m. in the parking lot of the Red Apple Market at 7645 New Hampshire Avenue. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2004 Range Rover, driven by Kaddie Kallon, age 40, of the 9100 block of Edmonston Road in Greenbelt, went out of control for unknown reasons and struck a pedestrian and other vehicles in the area of the market. The Range Rover initially struck a Toyota Sequoia parked unoccupied in the lot. It continued to strike a pedestrian, a parked vehicle: a 2005 Scion, pushing it into another parked vehicle: a 2003 Isuzu Axiom. The Range Rover ultimately stopped after striking the market.

The pedestrian has been identified as Maria Martinez Fletcher, age 51, of the 13800 block of Carter House Way in Silver Spring. She was transported to the Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Unit, in critical condition. Ms. Fletcher succumbed to her injuries late last night. This incident remains under investigation.

Anyone who may have information relating to this collision is asked to call the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 301-840-2435.

Red Apple Market at 7645 New Hampshire Avenue