WALDORF, Md. – On December 30, 2020, at 6:11 p.m., officers responded to the area of Western Parkway at Waldorf Market Place for the report of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian.

Shortly after officers and paramedics arrived and attempted life-saving measures, the pedestrian was pronounced deceased. A preliminary investigation showed the pedestrian, Francis Emery Proctor, 63, of Waldorf, was crossing the southbound lanes of Western Parkway when a vehicle being operated by a 20-year-old male from Waldorf struck him.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to call Officer D. Spence of the Traffic Operations Unit at (301) 932-3514. The case will be presented to the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office once the investigation has been completed. The investigation is ongoing.