Prince George’s man charged with Bethesda hit-and-run

Pedestrian suffered serious injuries in Jan. 25 incident at Woodmont Avenue and Elm Street

February 2, 2023 6:12 p.m.

A Fort Washington, Prince George’s County, man has been charged with a Jan 25. hit-and-run in Bethesda, Montgomery County Police have announced.

According to a police news release, Anthony Warren Offutt, 46, was driving an Isuzu NRR box truck when he struck a man in the intersection of Elm Street and Woodmont Avenue around 3:13 p.m.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service responded to the scene and the victim was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries, police said.

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The release stated Offutt has been charged with failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, negligent driving, failure to immediately return and remain at the scene of an accident involving bodily injury and other related charges.

Court records did not list attorney information for Offutt.

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