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Man charged in Bethesda hit-and-run

BETHESDA, Md. (DC News Now) — Police charged a man after a hit-and-run in Bethesda that left a pedestrian in critical condition on January 25.

Montgomery County police said that 46-year-old Anthony Warren Offutt of Fort Washington was charged after a man was hit in the intersection of Elm Street and Woodmont Avenue.

Police were called to the scene around 3:13 p.m. Fire and EMS responded as well to take the victim, an adult man, to the hospital.

Offutt has been charged with “failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, negligent driving, failure to immediately return and remain at the scene of an accident involving bodily injury and other related charges.”