SEARCH STILL ON FOR DRIVER IN FATAL ANNAPOLIS HIT AND RUN

(Annapolis, MD) – More than three weeks after a state highway contract worker was hit and killed in Anne Arundel County, Maryland State Police are continuing their search for the driver and vehicle responsible.

Ghassen A. Sabra, 52, of Goldsboro, N.C., was struck and killed by a hit and run driver early on the morning of June 3, 2010. Troopers believe the victim was struck sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 1:00 a.m., on eastbound Rt. 50 at Bay Dale Drive.

Sabra was working for Sabra, Wang & Associates, Inc., of Halethorpe, Md., a company under contract with the Maryland State Highway Administration to conduct traffic surveys. Sabra, who was wearing reflective clothing and had a light activated on the top of his truck parked nearby, was stopped at the location to check on traffic counting equipment. He was not deploying or retrieving the equipment as earlier reported by State Police. He had deployed the equipment on June 1st. He returned on June 3rd to ensure the equipment was operating and had not been damaged.

State Police CRASH Team investigators believe the victim was on foot in lane one (fast lane) of eastbound Rt. 50 when he was struck by the unidentified vehicle. His body was thrown into lane two and was later struck by a tractor trailer driver who did not see the victim until it was too late to stop. The truck driver stopped, as did an ambulance that was behind the truck. Emergency medical personnel summoned police and pronounced Sabra dead at the scene.

State Police investigators have collected and viewed security surveillance tapes from businesses in the area and continue to examine evidence from the scene and review data from the State Highway Administration and the Maryland Transportation Authority. A description of a suspect vehicle has not been developed at this time, but investigators are continuing their efforts.

Anyone with information about this crash is urged to contact Maryland State Police at the Glen Burnie Barracks at 410-761-5130. Callers may remain anonymous.