Arrest Made In MD Hit-And Run That Killed Johns Hopkins Doctor Nadia Dominique Morgan

BROOKLANDVILLE, MD. (THECOUNT) — Nadia Dominique Morgan, from Jamaica, has been identified as the award-winning Johns Hopkins rheumatologist killed in a hit-and-run crash involving three vehicles in Maryland.

Morgan, 35, died late Saturday night. Police said Sunday that 31-year-old Jason William Hines has been charged in connection with the fatal hit-and-run.

According to the release, Morgan was driving south through an intersection on a green light when a car heading east struck her, forcing it into a third vehicle.

Police say Hines crashed into a fire hydrant and fled the scene on foot as Morgan’s car became engulfed in flames. It’s unclear whether he has a lawyer.

Morgan was pronounced dead at the scene.

Morgan was from Jamaica and a faculty member at Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center. source

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Rheumatologist is the study of rheumatism, arthritis, and other disorders of the joints, muscles, and ligaments.

Brooklandville is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States near where the Jones Falls Expressway meets the Baltimore Beltway, source Wikipedia.