UPDATED: Pedestrian Hit by Car on Muddy Branch Road Dies

(Update, 9:03 a.m.)

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

Yessenia M. Martinez Rivas, 37, of the 100 block of Lamont Lane, was taken to Shady Grove Hospital and then flown to Medstar after being hit by a vehicle that was traveling northbound on Muddy Branch Road on Monday about 5:30 p.m., police said. She died about 11:15 p.m., according to police.

Police identified the driver as Daniel Ray Levine, 66, of the 14400 block of Kings Grant Street in North Potomac. Levine remained at the scene and provided information to investigators, police said.

A preliminary investigation revealed that a gray 2006 Toyota Prius was traveling northbound on Muddy Branch Road and struck a pedestrian who was in the roadway near Suffield Drive, police said.

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

(Original post below)

A Gaithersburg woman remains in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on Muddy Branch Road near Suffield Drive, police said.

Yessenia M. Martinez Rivas, 37, of the 100 block of Lamont Lane, was taken to Shady Grove Hospital, and then flown to Medstar after being hit by a vehicle that was traveling northbound on Muddy Branch Road, police said.

Police identified the driver as Daniel Ray Levine, 66, of the 14400 block of Kings Grant Street in North Potomac. Levine remained at the scene and provided information to investigators, police said.

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

(Original Post, 6:29 p.m., Monday, Nov. 5)

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Monday evening on Muddy Branch Road at the intersection of Great Seneca Highway (Route 119), Montgomery County police officer Britta Thomas told Patch.

The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, Thomas said. 

The circumstances of the collision were unclear as of 6:15 p.m., Thomas said.

Muddy Branch Road is closed heading towards Gaithersburg at the Darnestown Road (Route 28) intersection as the Montgomery County Police Collision Reconstruction Unit investigates the collision., Thomas said.

Editor's Note: This article was updated at 7:11 p.m. to include information on the victim's injuries.