Odenton Bicyclist Fatally Hit By Prince George's Driver: Police

ODENTON, MD — Police say a 70-year-old bicyclist died Monday morning in Piney Orchard. Officers identified the victim as Odenton man Stephen Joel Marx.

A report claims that Marx was biking southeast on Old Waugh Chapel Road, crossing its intersection with Piney Orchard Parkway at the time of the accident. A Green 2000 Honda Civic was heading south on Piney Orchard Parkway, the writeup adds. Police allege that the Honda struck the bicyclist in the intersection around 7:40 a.m.

The police report notes that Marx suffered life-threatening injuries. Medics took him to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore where he died from his wounds, officers write.

Police identified the driver as Steven Leibnyz Puguero. They say the 23-year-old Upper Marlboro man and his 21-year-old College Park passenger were not hurt.

Officers do not think drugs nor alcohol played a role in the accident. The Traffic Safety Section of the Anne Arundel County Police Department is investigating the crash.

The map below shows there area where police say the collision happened.

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