Maryland Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian

Montgomery County MD Gov, Feb 29, 2008

Driver Indicted Today for September Fatal Hit and Run Pedestrian Collision Driver Indicted in Fatal
  
2/15/2007 - Detectives from the Collision Reconstruction Unit have been investigating the hit and run pedestrian collision that occurred on September 26, 2006, and killed Ketty Emilce Alvarado, age 69, of the 16000 block of Crabbs Branch Way in Rockville. She had been walking with her husband in the area of Crabbs Branch Way and East Gude Drive in Rockville, at approximately 6:00 a.m., when she was struck by what was described as a box-type truck with four rear tires, two on each side.

Today, Collision Reconstruction Unit Detectives went before a Montgomery County grand jury and sought an indictment for felony hit and run in a fatal collision against David Marc Friedlander, age 40, of the unit block of Nace Drive in Hanover Pennsylvania. He was driving the H & S Bakery Truck from Baltimore, Maryland, that struck and killed Ms. Alvarado. Friedlander will now be formally notified by the court of the indictment. He is not in police custody at this time.

After the collision, police sought help from the public through the media to try to identify the truck and driver responsible for the collision. Tips were received, and on September 28, it was announced that a vehicle of very strong interest believed to be involved in the collision was taken into police custody. After a search warrant was executed, evidence was obtained from that truck that required further analysis. Working with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, detectives prepared to present to a grand jury, and the indictment was granted today.

On September 26, Mr. and Mrs. Alvarado had crossed Crabbs Branch Way and were walking northbound on the sidewalk. The light for eastbound Redland Road was red. The husband began to cross the street. He was not aware that his wife had been struck. Two citizens approached him with his wife’s purse. Not knowing where she had gone, he returned home and police were contacted.

Collision Reconstruction Unit Detectives would like to very much thank the community and the media for their assistance in helping to identify the individual responsible for this fatal hit and run pedestrian collision.