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April 19, 2021
SALISBURY, Md. – Maryland State Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle believed to be involved in a fatal hit and run that took place late Sunday night in Salisbury.
Police say at around 11:30 p.m., troopers responded to a home off of Outten Road after the parents requested assistance with finding their son, who had gone for a walk earlier and hadn’t been home since. Troopers were searching on foot in the area of the 800 block of Parker Road when they heard a sound on the nearby bypass.
Troopers then responded to the southbound bypass, south of Centre Road, where they found the 14-year-old male victim lying unconscious on the shoulder of the roadway. They rendered immediate emergency care and called for emergency medical services. The teen was taken to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators are looking for the driver of a vehicle they believe struck and killed a 14-year-old boy Sunday night and then fled the scene of the Salisbury crash.
A Maryland State Police news release shows troopers from the Salisbury Barrack responded around 11:30 p.m. to a home off Outten Road after parents requested help looking for their 14-year-old son who had gone out for a walk and didn t come back.
Troopers searching on foot around the 800 block of Parker Road heard a sound that drew them to the nearby bypass. They found the boy lying unconscious on the shoulder of the bypass south of Center Road, according to the release.