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Woman dead in police chase in Oxon Hill after being struck by 2 uninvolved cars

The woman got into a carjacked vehicle, crashed it in a parking lot and then ran on foot to cross I-495, according to police.

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Editor's Note (Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, 1:30 p.m.): Maryland's attorney general's office said in a press release that the woman was struck by two vehicles. Prince George's County police say that the woman was struck by one vehicle. NBC4 has reached out to both parties for clarification. The attorney general's office confirmed it to be two vehicles.

A woman is dead after attempting to cross I-495 after crashing a carjacked vehicle on Saturday in Oxon Hill, Maryland, according to the Maryland attorney general’s Independent Investigations Division (IID).

Police officers found a vehicle at 7:58 p.m. that was carjacked earlier in the day in a shopping center's parking lot in the 6000 block of Oxon Hill Road, according to a press release released by the Maryland attorney general.

Then, a woman got into the vehicle and started driving, according to police. Officers from the Prince George’s County Police, Forest Heights Police, and Edmonston Police departments attempted to stop the vehicle.

After failing to stop, the woman crashed into the rear of the parking lot. She exited the vehicle and attempted to cross I-495 on foot, according to police.

While attempting to cross the interstate, the woman was then struck by two uninvolved vehicles in the police chase, according to the attorney general's office. She was pronounced dead on the scene.

The woman's identity was not immediately released.

Those in the two vehicles were not injured and remained on the scene until investigators arrived, according to police.

The IID and Maryland State Police Crash Team are investigating the collision.

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