Capitol Heights man killed while changing a tire

A 35-year-old man was killed in Capitol Heights on Tuesday morning when he was crushed by a vehicle, police said.

The incident occurred at about 1:30 a.m. in the area of Nova Avenue and Rail Street. Aaron Jerome Smith, of Capitol Heights, was changing a flat tire underneath a vehicle when the jack slipped and the vehicle fell on him, Prince George’s County police spokesman Officer Edward Martin said. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.