Baltimore Woman & Ellicott City Man Killed In Howard County Crashes, Police Say
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A Baltimore woman and an Ellicott City man were killed Monday in a pair of unrelated traffic crashes, authorities said.
Shortly after 6:30 a.m., officers were called to the ramp connecting Interstate 95 and Route 175 in Elkridge for a two-vehicle crash, Howard County Police said.
When they arrived, officers determined that the driver of a Honda Civic had run a red light and was struck by a Hyundai Elantra heading west on I-75, police said.
The Honda's driver, 38-year-old Latasha Maria Curtis Barrett of Baltimore, died at the scene. The Hyundai's driver was taken to a hospital for treatment.
About 8 a.m., a passerby tipped police off to a body in the woods on the westbound side of Route 99 near Weatherstone Drive in Ellicott City.
Investigators believe the victim, 54-year-old Michael Kevin Fitzpatrick of Ellicott City, was walking along the road when he was struck by a vehicle.
Anyone with information about either crash is asked to call police at 410-313-STOP or via email at HCPDcrimetips@howardcountymd.gov.