Man Dies Crossing Piney Branch Road, Police Say

Piney Branch Road at Garland Avenue. Click to enlarge. | Google Maps

Montgomery County police are investigating how a pedestrian was struck and killed about 1 a.m. Saturday in Silver Spring, a police statement said.

The pedestrian, 30-year-old Inmar Alejan Garmendez-Escobar, was hit at Piney Branch Road and Garland Avenue, by a car driven by Noellie Espinal Rosario, 40, of the 1500 block of Overlook Drive in Silver Spring, police said.

Police said Garmendez-Escobar’s address was not confirmed.

The preliminary investigation revealed Rosario, traveling north on Piney Branch Road before Garland Avenue, hit Garmendez-Escobar, who was lying on the pavement in the roadway, police said.

Police believe Garmendez-Escobar suffered an injury before being struck by Rosario, who was driving a gray 2009 Toyota Corolla. The type and cause of injury remains under investigation.

The pedestrian was taken to a local trauma center where he was pronounced dead, police said. Rosario and a passenger were not injured, police said.

This remains an ongoing investigation and detectives are urging anyone with information regarding this collision to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6200. Callers may remain anonymous.

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