Prince George’s County Police Department

Police Search for Driver in Deadly Hit-and-Run Crash

Prince George's County Police are still searching for the car involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash in Lanham over the weekend.

Authorities say the 2010-2012 black Nissan Altima has front end damage, a broken head lamp and a piece of its bumper missing.

The accident happened around  2 a.m. Sunday on Martin Luther King Jr. Highway near Forbes Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found 34-year-old Dwight Johnson in the road. He died later at a hospital.

Officers says the car and Johnson were traveling west, with the bicyclist traveling along the curb. Police say Johnson was hit by the car, and the car's driver left the scene.

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