Crofton Crash Kills Greenbelt Pedestrian: Police

CROFTON, MD — A Greenbelt pedestrian was fatally hit by a car in Crofton early Monday morning, Anne Arundel County Police say. The pedestrian was struck about 2 a.m. on southbound Crain Highway (MD-3) at Transportation Boulevard (just south of MD-424) in Crofton.

Investigators say a 2013 Toyota Yaris was southbound on MD-3 when a pedestrian tried crossing the roadway and was struck by the vehicle. The pedestrian — Jesse Brent Ezzell, 31, of the 100 block of Parkway in Greenbelt — was declared dead at the scene by Anne Arundel County Fire Department personnel.

The driver — Rebecca A. Arden, 28, of the 120 block of Heatherwood Road in Haverton, Pennsylvania — was not injured, authorities say.

The preliminary cause of the crash was the pedestrian’s failure to yield to vehicular traffic when crossing the roadway outside of a crosswalk or intersection. Police say that neither speed nor alcohol are contributing factors to the crash.

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