Texas Man Killed When His Tesla Crashes Into Guard Rail, Pole Along Route 175: HoCo Police

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A 28-year-old man from Texas was killed when the 2023 Tesla Model 3 he was driving hit a guard rail then a traffic signal pole.

The incident happened Friday around 11:40 p.m. along Route 175. Howard County Police reported that Bryan Jesus Chaparro was eastbound near Route 108 when he drove through the center of the intersection then hit a guard rail and a traffic signal pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Route 175 eastbound from Snowden River Parkway to I-95 was closed for several hours due to traffic signal outages caused by the collision, police noted.