Police Release More Info on Ellicott City Dunkin' Donuts Crash

One person remains hospitalized Monday after a crash Sunday evening at the Dunkin’ Donuts on US Route 40 in Ellicott City, the Howard County Police Department reports.

Patricia Elizabeth Voelkel, 77, was driving a 2006 Acura MDX when for reasons that are still under investigation, she drove through the front of the Dunkin’ Donuts in the 8400 block of Baltimore National Pike, according to Lori Boone of the Howard County Police Department.

“Through preliminary investigation, police believe that the vehicle pulled into a parking space and came to a stop before suddenly lurching forward over the curb and into the building,” according to a statement from the Howard County Police Department.

Paramedics responded to the location at 5:36 p.m., and found two people injured; they had been standing outside and were pushed into the storefront, according to the report from police.

Police said the two victims—Ellicott City residents ages 44 and 36—were taken to shock trauma, where one was treated and released Monday morning; the 36-year-old remains at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in critical condition, police reported.

Neither Voelkel nor her two adult passengers were injured, the report said. The incident remains under investigation, police said.