Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Injuries After Linthicum Crash: Police
A pedestrian went to shock trauma with life-threatening injuries after a Linthicum crash, police said.
LINTHICUM, MD — Police announced that a pedestrian went to shock trauma after he was struck Saturday in a Linthicum crash. The victim's injuries are life-threatening.
The pedestrian was walking in the travel portion of the roadway while wearing dark, non-reflective clothing at the time of the accident. A 2006 Ford F-150 pick-up truck hit the victim around 7:41 p.m. on southbound Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard near Lake Front Drive, officers said.
Anne Arundel County Fire Department paramedics took the pedestrian to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with critical injuries, a press release said. The truck driver was not hurt.
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Authorities think pedestrian error was the main cause of the collision. The Anne Arundel County Police Department is still investigating.
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