From WBAL in Baltimore:
Montgomery County Police are identifying the construction workers killed and injured in yesterday’s hit-and-run accident on Route 29.
Five workers were hit while they took a break on the side of the road. Thirty-year-old Martin Ruffin of Baltimore was killed when a van lost control and hit their construction truck, then veered over and crashed into them. Thirty-seven-year-old James Cronin of Glen Burnie is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The other three are hospitalized and expected to surpvive [sic].
The driver of the van took off on foot into the woods. Police say others may have been in the van and also fled.
The accident happened at around 1 p.m. northbound Route 29 in Burtonsville, just before the Howard County line.
Police are looking for the driver who fled, saying he may be injured too. They’re asking employers and hospitals to be on the lookout for someone with injuries consistent with this accident. [emphasis mine]
Why would people jump out of a van and run unless they were ILLEGALS or involved in illegal activity (drug running, drunk driving, etc)? In any event, one man is dead.
If you work in a hospital or construction in this area, keep an eye out for anyone who has injuries consistent with this accident.