A tragic update has been released after a car plowed into a child’s birthday party in Prince George’s County over the weekend — one woman has died and multiple children were among the injured, police said.
The crash happened around 10:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, in the 4100 block of 56th Avenue in Bladensburg, according to the Bladensburg Police Department.
Investigators said a vehicle traveling from Annapolis Road struck several people gathered outside a home for a birthday celebration before the driver fled on foot.
Police on Sunday confirmed the crash is now a fatal one.
The victim was identified as 31-year-old Ashley Hernandez Gutierrez, of Washington, DC.
The driver — a 66-year-old man, also from DC — turned himself in and has been interviewed by crash investigators.
Police said