More Details on Suspect Vehicle in Fatal Hit-and-Run

MPD has released surveillance and sample images of the suspect vehicle in the hit-and-run that killed 6-year-old Crysta Spencer.

Members of the department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit have obtained a surveillance camera tape that captures the suspect vehicle in this case going north on Sixth Street, NE, then turning east on Florida Avenue, NE, past Gallaudet University and then south on Eighth Street. WUSA-TV has agreed to make the tape available to other news agencies. Also, the suspect vehicle is now described as possibly being a dark green Chevrolet or GMC Suburban with rear double doors and unknown Maryland agricultural tags.

The Metropolitan Police Department is now offering a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for this fatal hit and run. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call police at 202.727.9099.

Traffic Calming at the Site of Yesterday's Hit-and-Run

**UPDATE**MPD is now offering a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and coviction of the person(s) responsible for this fatal hit-and-run. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 202.727.9099.

If that's not convincing any witnesses to step forward, maybe this image will: the SUV hit Crysta so hard it knocked her out of her shoes, threw her into the air, and then ran her over.

From WUSA9:

New stop signs and speed bumps are slowing down traffic where a hit and run driver killed a 6-year-old girl Monday.

Crysta Marie Spencer was struck across from her family’s home in Northeast Washington. The little girl dashed into 6th Street near Orleans Place. She was trying to reach a church where she attended an after-school program.

Her mother was on the family’s front porch and saw the SUV coming. Relatives say she yelled for Crysta to stop but could not reach her in time.

Relatives, friends, and neighbors are placing toys and mementos on poles near the place where Crysta was killed.

They say she was a sweet child who helped take care of her 2 younger sisters. The first grader would have celebrated her 7th birthday on May 7th. Family members say they will still have a birthday party for her.

DC police are searching for the driver of a green SUV. It has tinted windows and possibly Maryland tags.

Crysta’s family members say speeding cars on their street had been a danger to pedestrians for years.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call police at 202.727.9099 or the department’s Crime Solvers Unit at 1.800.673.2777. All calls to Crime Solvers are confidential. If a caller provides information through Crime Solvers that leads to an arrest and indictment he/she will be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. This reward may increase tomorrow.

7-Year-Old Girl Killed in NE Hit-and-Run

**UPDATE** Reports are now saying that Crysta Spencer was 6-years-old, and would have turned 7 on May 7th. She may not have been in the crosswalk, and her mother was watching from their stoop on Sixth Street. While this moment isn't the best for doling out responsibility, why wasn't Crysta's mother helping her cross the street?

MPD has issued a look-out for a green Ford Explorer or a green Toyota 4Runner with tinted windows, front-end damage, and unknown Maryland license plates. Notify MPD at 202.727.9099 if you have any information.

From NBC4:

A child has died after being struck by a vehicle in northeast D.C., authorities said.

Shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday, police went to the intersection of Sixth Street and Orleans Place and found a 7-year-old girl unconscious. Police said a vehicle struck the girl and fled the scene.

The girl suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital. She later died.

Police said the girl was crossing Sixth Street to go to an after-school program when she was struck by a green vehicle, possibly an SUV, traveling north on Sixth. The vehicle may have had Maryland license plates.

» WaPo's article on the tragedy