Abandoned vehicle found after hit-and-run kills woman in DC

Striking vehicle found abandoned near deadly crash scene

WASHINGTON, DC – A woman who was found alive after being struck by a vehicle in Northeast DC Sunday evening later died at a hospital, while police searched for two men after finding the vehicle believed to have hit her abandoned a short distance from the crash scene.

The collision was reported shortly before 7 p.m. near North Capitol Street and New York Avenue NE.