Police: Impaired driver arrested after striking, killing 24-year-old on sidewalk in Towson

BALTIMORE - A 57-year-old man believed to have been under the influence of alcohol was arrested after a pedestrian was struck and killed on a sidewalk in Towson Saturday afternoon, police said.

Officers responded around 4:20 p.m. to the 800 block of Providence Road where they found Eliza Grover who had been struck by a truck. Grover died at the scene, according to police.

The driver of the truck, Richard Mays, stayed at the scene, and was then arrested on charges of attempting to drive a vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock, attempting to drive a vehicle while impaired by alcohol and driving under the influence of alcohol.

Mays is currently being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center without bond.