Crime & Safety

Two Fatal Accidents Reported Near Dundalk: Police

One involved a pedestrian, according to the Baltimore County Police Department.

DUNDALK, MD โ€” Two separate fatal crashes happened in Dundalk Friday night. The first incident involved a pedestrian, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. Police said Evelyn Ann Cornell of the 2300 block of Searles Road was crossing Wise Avenue east of Church Road at approximately 5:40 p.m. when she was struck by a 2019 Nissan Altima traveling eastbound on Wise Avenue. Cornell was taken to Johns Hopkins where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the Nissan remained at the scene, police said.

Police are also investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Dundalk that happened shortly after 7:30 p.m. at Rolling Mill Road near North Point Boulevard. A preliminary investigation found that the victim, Antonio Dominique Whittington, 38, of the 3400 block of Woodstock Avenue, was traveling southbound on Rolling Mill Road when he crossed the oncoming northbound traffic lane and left the roadway, then drove into a wooded area. He was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was pronounced dead. This incident is under investigation by the Baltimore County Police Crash Investigation Team.

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