A woman was struck and killed in a fatal hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Anne Arundel County, Maryland State Police said.
The woman, identified as 21-year-old Mariah Narain, of Gambrills, was pronounced dead at the scene after receiving medical attention.
Maryland State Police responding to a dispatch Monday before 6 a.m. found Narain lying on the road with a white 2018 Volkswagen 10 to 15 feet over the guardrail near Nursery Road. Investigators said it was raining heavily at the time, and as Narain was heading south on I-295, it appears her car hydroplaned and hit the guardrail.
Police said Narain got out of her SUV, possibly looking for help, when she was struck and killed. The driver kept going.
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Her heartbroken cousin Ashlee McNeil spoke with News4 just a day after her death.
"I'm going to make it my business to find out who did this to my cousin. She wasn't just my cousin, she's my sister," McNeil said through tears. "I just can't understand how someone can hit someone and don't stop."
Narain was the granddaughter of the Rev. Anthony Motley. He said she was on her way home after work when she was hit.
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“Good morning, friends, colleagues, family, this was my Granddaughter, Mariah, my daughter Tracie’s only daughter,” Motley wrote in an email. “She was (is) loved by many, especially her mother and Aunt, her siblings and cousins. Her life was cut short because of an accident.”
Narain leaves behind a devastated immediate and extended family. They said she was set to finish her senior year at Bowie State University next spring and had her whole life ahead of her.
"Please, I know it will not bring Mariah back, but it would definitely bring peace, not only to her mom, but to her family and her friends. Again she was young, so we’re just asking, if you did it, we forgive you, just turn yourself in," McNeil said.
The investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact police at 410-761-513.
