Police seeking truck involved in Silver Spring hit-and-run

WASHINGTON – Police in Silver Spring are looking for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run Wednesday night.

Police are seeking a black pick-up truck. It was originally reported to be a silver vehicle.

Montgomery County police tell WTOP the incident happened on University Boulevard East near East Wayne Avenue around 8:30 pm.

Multiple cars were involved in the accident.

The victim, an adult woman, was taken to a local trauma center with a serious head injury, but is expected to survive. She was crossing the street at the time but wasn’t in the crosswalk.

The truck was last seen going westbound on University Boulevard and likely has some front-end damage.

Some passengers in other cars involved had minor injuries.

WTOP’s Ari Ashe contributed to this report. Follow Ari and WTOP on Twitter.

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