(Updated at 12:21 p.m.) Someone behind the wheel of a car ran into and killed a 29-year-old Arlington man before driving away in Northwest D.C. early this morning.
The fatal hit-and-run crash happened at an intersection in the District neighborhood of West End around 2:45 a.m.
Arlington resident David Narvaez was crossing the street at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and M Street NW when someone driving a car hit him and then sped away, D.C. Police said.
Narvaez was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities in D.C. are on the lookout for a dark colored vehicle (seen in the above video) in connection with the crash.
More on the hit-and-run crash from the Metropolitan Police Department:
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Unit are investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on Friday, August 19, 2016 at approximately 2:40 am.
A pedestrian was crossing the street in the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and M Street, Northwest, when he was struck by a vehicle that was heading southbound on New Hampshire Avenue, Northwest.
The driver of the vehicle involved failed to stop and continued driving. The pedestrian was transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced.
The decedent has been identified as 29-year-old David Narvaez of Arlington, Virginia.
This case remains under investigation. The Metropolitan Police Department is asking anyone with information about this case to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.