Woman Fatally Hit By 2 Vehicles, Police Searching For 2nd Driver Who Fled The Scene

ELKRIDGE, MD — A woman crossing Route 1 near Doctor Patel Drive was hit by two vehicles, according to police, and the second driver who hit her fled the scene.

Around 6 a.m. Friday morning, a 1992 Ford Explorer was heading northbound on Route 1 when it fatally hit the woman whose identity has not been released by the police. That driver remained on the scene. A second dark-colored car also hit the woman, who was pronounced dead on the scene. That driver stopped briefly then left the scene before police arrived, according to the Howard County Police Department.

Investigators are asking area businesses to check their security cameras. Anyone with information should contact police at 410-313-STOP or [email protected].