HERNDON, Va. (WUSA) — Herndon Police have identified the woman who was killed in a hit and run accident as well as her husband, whose body was found in a creek not far from the scene.
At about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, as police were searching the areas surrounding the 600 block of Center Street, scene of the fatal hit and run accident, they found a deceased male in a creek that runs parallel to Center Street through woods and brush. Police have identified the person as 32-year-old Fitsum Gebretatios.
Gebretatios was considered a person of interest in a crash that killed his wife, 35 year old Simret Tekle Woldetensae, in the 600 block of Center Street, near Pride Avenue, in the town of Herndon. Police say they both lived in the 600 block of Center Street. Their three children are in the custody of Child Protective Services.
Police say shortly after midnight and after the fatal crash, a driver of a black Toyota Camry slammed into multiple parked cars nearby.
The driver ran off, leaving the car. Police say it's likely the two events are connected but are inspecting the car to make sure.
Pierre Chahine says Gebretatios never showed up for work as a part time driver at Paisano's Pizza: "He was a great employee, quiet, he was excited when his family came over."
Chahine says his employee never talked about family troubles. "He always picked up pizza for them, food for them. He was nice to his family, I think."
Police say Gebretatios might have some injuries because of the impact of crashing into the parked cars.
Police ask anyone with information on the hit and run to contact the Herndon Police Department at 703-435-6846.
Demonym Eritrean Government Provisional government
- President Isaias Afewerki
Independence
- From Italy November 1941
- From United Kingdom under UN Mandate 1951
- from Ethiopia de facto 24 May 1991
- From Ethiopia de jure 24 May 1993
Area
- Total 117,600 km2 (100th)
45,405 sq mi - Water (%) 0.14%
Population
- 2009 estimate 5,224,000[4] (109th)
- 2008 census 5,291,370
- Density 43.1/km2 (165th)
111.7/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Total $3.625 billion[5]
- Per capita $681[5]
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Total $2.117 billion[5]
- Per capita $397[5]
HDI (2007) steady 0.472 (low) (165th)
Currency Nakfa (ERN)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
ISO 3166 code ER
Internet TLD .er
Calling code 291
1 ,. National TV: Eritrea Television (ERI-TV)
Eritrea (play /ˌɛrɨˈtreɪ.ə/ or /ˌɛrɨˈtriːə/;[6] Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritrīyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeast and east of the country has an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands are part of Eritrea. Eritrea's size is approximately 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi) with an estimated population of 6 million...
Source: Wikipedia
