Police identify pedestrian killed in Silver Spring collision

Incident occurred Saturday night on University Boulevard East

July 30, 2024 1:51 p.m.

Montgomery County police have identified a 30-year-old man as the pedestrian who was fatally struck by a vehicle Saturday night in Silver Spring.

Aman Abraham Gebreyesus of Silver Spring was hit by a blue 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee as he was crossing the eastbound lanes of University Boulevard East at Langley Drive, police said Tuesday in a statement.

Officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews responded shortly before 9 p.m. to a report of a collision at the intersection, according to the statement.

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Gebreyesus was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Jeep driver, who was not identified, remained at the collision site.

Detectives ask anyone who may have witnessed the collision to call 240-773-6620. 

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