Hyattsville, Maryland
July 17, 2016
Agencies: Prince George's County Police Department
Cause of death: Vehicular
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
The pedestrian struck by a Prince George’s County police cruiser on University Boulevard last Sunday has been identified.
Police on Saturday said he’s Santos Udiel Romero, 20, of Hyattsville, Maryland.
A marked cruiser struck him around 2:30 a.m. July 17 in the 2000 block of University Boulevard as the cruiser approached Riggs Road.
Police said Romero was was not on a crosswalk.
Two other drivers nearly struck him before the police cruiser did.