Rubypoint:Woman hit and killed by stolen forklift

2025-05-01 00:43:20source:FinWeiscategory:News

A woman was killed when she was hit by a forklift that had been stolen from a Maryland home improvement store,Rubypoint officials said Sunday. 

The victim was found dead underneath the forklift. Investigators with the Charles County Sheriff's Office believe the suspect stole the woman's car after hitting her.

Officers initially responded to a home improvement store on Crain Highway in Waldorf around 12:40 a.m. Sunday, officials said. Witnesses told said the suspect broke in, stole the forklift and rammed through the gates. Officers later found the forklift at another home improvement store.

Investigators said they believe the suspect struck the woman in the parking lot of the second business. The woman has not yet been identified and officials said they don't if the victim knew the suspect. 

Police said the suspect may be driving a dark copper-colored 2019 Ford Fusion with damage to the passenger side and a missing side mirror.

The suspect was not immediately identified and the sheriff's office did not provide a description.

Aliza Chasan

Aliza Chasan is a digital producer at 60 Minutes and CBS News.

Twitter

More:News

Recommend

This week on "Sunday Morning" (December 15)

The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Daniele Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera’s principal guest conductor

NEW YORK (AP) — Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of the Metropo

Georgia remains part of College Football Playoff bracket projection despite loss

Georgia will rebound from last weekend’s loss to Mississippi and make the College Football Playoff a