Woman killed by van in Northeast DC hit-and-run
WASHINGTON - A woman is dead after a hit-and-run crash early Sunday in Northeast D.C.
Police say the woman, 54-year-old Evelyn Troyah of no fixed address, laid down in a crosswalk before the crash at 12:57 a.m. at South Dakota Avenue and Bladensburg Road, Northeast.
Officials say a white van traveling on South Dakota Avenue hit Troyah, then left the scene.
Troyah later died at a local hospital.
Police are asking anyone with information to call detectives at (202) 727-9099.
The hit-and-run happened just days after a driver hit and killed a 4-year-old Thursday near Georgia Avenue and Kennedy Street, Northwest.
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