DC Police search for driver who hit and killed moped rider while fleeing from traffic stop

WASHINGTON — Police are searching for a driver they say left a person they hit for dead while fleeing from an officer trying to conduct a traffic stop early Saturday morning. 

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, an officer noticed someone driving without their headlights on, in the 1600 block of K Street, Northwest around 3:30 a.m. 

When the officer tried to pull the driver over, the vehicle failed to stop but continued to travel at a "low rate of speed," according to a MPD press release. The vehicle turned onto 17th and L streets, Northwest, where the police cruiser followed with the siren on. 

As the car made its way through the intersection of 15th and L streets, Northwest, the driver hit a person riding a moped, which had the right of way. The driver then fled, leaving the injured moped driver behind. 

The person on the moped was later identified as 25-year-old Alpha Oumar Kake from Temple Hills, Maryland. He was taken to an area hospital, where he died on Oct. 1. 

Police say body-worn camera footage from the officer following the driver will be released at a later date. 

The driver had yet to be apprehended and no description of the car or license plate has been released. 

Anyone with information is urged to call MPD.