Skip to main content

Woman dead after being struck by USPS mail truck in Silver Spring

A woman is dead after being struck by a U.S. Postal Service mail truck in Silver Spring, Maryland, Monday evening.

Montgomery County police say Rita Jo Sultan, 81, of Silver Spring, was crossing University Boulevard in the 1100 block around 7 p.m. when she was struck.

The driver called for help and stayed at the scene, where Sultan was pronounced dead, according to authorities.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Below is a map of where the incident took place.

[google_map latitude=”39.036589″ longitude=”-77.030378″ zoom=”13″ height=”300px” location_label=”” dynamic_map=”true”]

Driver charged in March crash that killed 2 in Rockville

A Maryland man has been charged in the deaths of two other men in a Rockville car crash earlier this year. Related stories Driver held without bond in deadly wrong-way crash on I-270 in Maryland Virginia mother, daughter identified in fatal wrong-way Maryland crash
Read Next Story