UPDATE September 12, 2023: The victims in this hit-and-run have been identified as 42-year-old John Fombi of Bladensburg and 34-year-old Emmaculate Enoh of Hyattsville. This remains an active investigation.
The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision that occurred early Wednesday morning. Investigators are working to positively identify the two victims, an adult female and adult male, and notify their families.
On August 23,
2023, at approximately 2:30 am, officers responded to the area of Landover
Road and Old Landover Road for a crash involving two vehicles.
The
preliminary investigation revealed an unidentified driver in a Kia was
traveling northbound on Landover Road when the Kia collided with a
second vehicle that was attempting to turn left onto southbound Landover Road.
The Kia and the second vehicle, a Toyota Camry, caught on fire. The driver of
the Kia ran from the crash scene. The driver and passenger in the Toyota died
on the scene.
It was later determined that the Kia had been stolen from a home in Upper
Marlboro in the hours prior to the crash.
So far in 2023, there have been 827 Kias reported stolen in the county. The
PGPD has arrested 176 people in connection with the theft of Kias and Hyundais
this year. Of those, 51 are adults and 125 are juveniles.
Anyone with information on this case is asked
to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422.
Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call
Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app search “P3 Tips” in the
Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device. Please
refer to case number PP23082300000204.
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