Police are looking for a driver who fatally struck a pedestrian in Pleasant Plains.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, a driver hit 26-year-old Bareket Haile in the 2700 block of Georgia Avenue NW on Sunday around 3:17 a.m. and left the scene. The Northeast D.C. man was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The striking vehicle was last seen fleeing westbound on Girard Street from Georgia Avenue NW and is described as a dark colored four door vehicle, possibly a Chrysler product, with stock chrome wheels having noticeable damage on the driver’s side.
At least 373 pedestrians and cyclists have been struck by drivers in D.C. this year, at least seven fatally. Twelve pedestrians and two cyclists were killed last year.