Leesburg Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run tractor-trailer incident that claimed the life of a Lovettsville woman.
On October 23, at approximately 1:45 p.m., a tractor-trailer was traveling northbound on the Rt. 15 bypass and struck a Chrysler 300 at Fort Evans Road NE, LPD said the preliminary investigation revealed.
There were three people in the Chrysler 300. All of them were transported to the hospital, and 93-year-old Monica Lee, a passenger, died from her injuries LPD reported. The driver and other passenger have been released.
According to LPD, the truck didn’t remain at the scene and was later found abandoned in the 1000 block of Edwards Ferry Road NE. The department said investigators have spoken with several “persons of interest associated with the truck” but as of an update today, October 30, authorities are still working to uncover any leads that could help positively identify the individual responsible.
LPD is asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to reach out to MPO D. Troxell.