LAUREL, Md. (WJZ) — A woman is dead after she was struck by a vehicle in Laurel on Saturday night, according to Howard County Police.
Around 5:34 p.m., officers were called to Washington Boulevard just north of Maier Road for a report of a vehicle that struck a woman and then left the scene.
READ MORE: Mayor Brandon Scott Rode His Bike To Work. Here's WhyThe woman, identified as 58 year-old Mary Yin Hiong Chee of College Park, was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where she was pronounced dead overnight.
READ MORE: Police Respond To Shooting At Owings Mills Shopping CenterLater that evening, the driver of the vehicle called police and was located at a nearby hotel along with the vehicle, a 2004 Volkswagen Passat.
Through preliminary investigation, police believe the woman was walking along the side of the northbound lanes of Washington Boulevard when she was struck.
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