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News Nearby: Woman Hit by Car on Muddy Branch Road, Dies

A Gaithersburg woman who was struck by a vehicle on Muddy Branch Road near Suffield Drive has died, police said.

A Gaithersburg pedestrian who was hit by a car Monday has died, Gaithersburg Patch reports.

Yessenia M. Martinez Rivas, 37, was hospitalized and died hours later from injuries she suffered after being hit by a Toyota Prius traveling north on Muddy Branch Road, police said.

The accident occured at around 5:30 p.m. Rivas was in the roadway, near Suffield Drive. Police said the driver, Daniel Ray Levine, 66, of North Potomac, remained at the scene..

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Police are asking anyone who witnessed the collision and have not spoken to detectives to please contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620.  Callers may remain anonymous.


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