Sandra Abarca Orellana, Loretta Canter-Andrews Obituary, Death – Two women lost their lives in separate hit-and-run incidents along Maryland’s Route 210, infamously known as the “highway of death,” within a 24-hour span. The first fatality occurred Thursday evening around 9 p.m. when 52-year-old Sandra Abarca Orellana of Temple Hills was struck while crossing Oxon Hill Road near the Tanger Outlets National Harbor Mall. She was attempting to reach a bus stop after a shopping trip when a vehicle hit her. Orellana was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Prince George’s County Police.
Roughly 24 hours later, on Friday at 10 p.m., 40-year-old Loretta Canter-Andrews of Accokeek was struck in the northbound lanes of Route 210 near Farmington Road. She also died at the scene.
The two incidents occurred about 10 miles apart along Route 210, where pedestrian deaths are tragically common. In 2024 alone, Prince George’s County has recorded 21 pedestrian fatalities, with 11 resulting from hit-and-runs, according to NBC Washington.
Police are actively investigating both cases. In connection with Orellana’s death, authorities are searching for a burgundy, four-door sedan that was reportedly traveling north on Oxon Hill Road toward the shopping mall at the time of the crash. Information about the vehicle involved in Canter-Andrews’s death has not been disclosed.
Canter-Andrews’s son, TJ Andrews, expressed his grief and paid tribute to his mother, describing her as a caring and outgoing individual who would help anyone in need. Speaking to Fox5, he shared his pain and called for justice on her behalf, saying, “I’m hurt, mad, and just blank-minded about it. For her sake, I just want justice done.”
The tragic deaths underscore the urgent need for safety measures on Route 210, which continues to claim lives year after year.
