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Related: About this forumMan drives two miles with accident victim on windshield
https://www.foxnews.com/us/maryland-hit-run-suspect-seen-doorbell-video-pulling-body-off-windshield-driving-awayA hit-and-run driver in
Maryland struck and killed a man before removing the body from the windshield of his car and fleeing the scene, according to a doorbell camera that recorded the incident.
The victim, 28-year-old Franklin Mendez, was found dead in the street on Ardwick Ardmore Road in Prince George's County on Saturday, the Prince George's County Police Department wrote on Facebook.
Officers responded to the 7500 block of Ardwick Ardmore Road for a welfare check at about 4:05 a.m. when they discovered the victim's body, which appeared to have suffered trauma.
Mendez was pronounced deceased on the scene, police said.
Car involved in hit-and-run
A hit-and-run driver in Maryland struck and killed a man before removing the body from the windshield of his car and fleeing the scene in an incident captured on doorbell camera. (Prince George's County Police Department)
When neighbors checked their doorbell cameras for possible footage of the incident, they found video of the suspect exiting his car and pulling Mendez's body off his windshield before reentering his vehicle and driving away, FOX 5 DC reported.
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Man drives two miles with accident victim on windshield (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Oct 2023
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Deuxcents
(19,541 posts)1. Did they catch the driver?
Hit and runs are a big problem here. I say no mercy for them. Stop and at least get help instead of fleeing.
RockRaven
(16,182 posts)2. Reminds me of that Repuke AG (or whatever he was) from the Dakotas...
Sick and sad.
Duppers
(28,243 posts)3. OMG!!
He thought he could get away without being discovered, apparently.
But after driving a couple miles with a dead body on his winshield? In a major suburban area of Washington?
When Im in the same situation I usually just accelerate rapidly, and then brake abruptly so the body rolls off the car. Then I open up another cold one, and take off again, swerving to avoid the body.
3Hotdogs
(13,345 posts)6. That's why it's always a good idea to have them check your brakes when you get your oil changed.
Shitty brakes --- well, the body just rolls off the hood and in front of you. Ya need brakes, strong enough to toss Henry at least 10 ft in front of the car.