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One woman was killed — and multiple other people were injured — after a driver reportedly plowed into a child’s birthday party in Maryland on Saturday night.
The incident took place in Bladensburg in Prince George’s County, around six miles from Washington, D.C., FOX 5 DC reported.
According to authorities, partygoers were gathered in a yard tent when a suspect drove into the group at around 10 p.m. Saturday.
The incident is being investigated as a fatal hit-and-run, authorities said Sunday. The driver, identified as a 66-year-old man, later turned himself in.
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Authorities identified the deceased victim as Ashley Hernandez Gutierrez, a 31-year-old resident of Washington, D.C.
In total, 13 other people were injured, including eight minors and five adults.
“Six of the juvenile victims have been treated and released and one has been admitted and is in stable condition,” Bladensburg Police Department said in a statement.
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“Three adult victims have been admitted to the hospital and are in stable condition, one is pending treatment, and one has been released.”
Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to call the Bladensburg Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 301-864-6080.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Bladensburg Police Department for additional comment.
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