Crime & Safety
Alleged Drunk Driver Kills Pedestrian In Middle River: Police
Police said a 32-year-old woman hit and killed a man on Martin Boulevard near Compass Road.
MIDDLE RIVER, MD – A man was killed by a suspected drunk driver in Middle River early Saturday morning, police said. The pedestrian was standing on the shoulder of Martin Boulevard when he was fatally struck by a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu that crossed the white fog line, according to officials.
Jeremy Warfield McCoy, 51, of no fixed address, was pronounced deceased at the scene on Martin Boulevard north of Compass Road at approximately 12:55 a.m., police said.
The 32-year-old Dundalk woman who had been driving the car remained at the crash site, according to authorities.
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Police said she was arrested based on the suspicion that she had been drunk driving.
The Baltimore County Police Department's crash team is investigating the fatal crash.
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