A Calvert County man was struck and killed by a vehicle traveling north on Route 2/4 in the Huntingtown area Jan. 2 around 6:15 a.m., the Maryland State Police (MSP) in Prince Frederick reported.
The victim was identified by the MSP as Ronnie Lee Holland, 54 of Huntingtown.
Investigators reported that Holland was attempting to cross Route 2/4 near the Gas Shop Convenience Store just north of the Ponds Wood Road intersection when he was struck by a northbound 2008 Pontiac sedan. The vehicle was traveling in the right lane and was approaching the area of the Gas Shop, police said.
When the driver realized he had struck something, the vehicle was brought to a controlled stop in the store’s parking lot. Authorities responding to the accident pronounced Holland dead at the scene.
“Personnel from the MSP and Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to investigate the crash, preserve the scene and assist with traffic control,� a press release from the MSP’s Prince Frederick Barrack stated. “Northbound Route 2/4 was closed from 6:20 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. to facilitate the investigation. With the assistance of the State Highway Administration, northbound traffic was diverted either onto southbound Route 2/4 for approximately 1/3 of a mile or behind the Gas Shop Store to ease the traffic congestion caused by the temporary road closure.�
“Calvert County has an average of 23 crashes involving pedestrians each year,� stated Debbie K. Jennings, coordinator of the Calvert County Traffic Safety Council. According to Jennings, over the past three years, 96 percent of those accidents did not result in a fatality.
Police are asking any individual who may have witnessed the Jan. 2 accident to call the MSP Prince Frederick Barrack at 410-535-1400 or 301-855-1975.
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