Another Pedestrian Killed on Sidewalkless Ritchie Highway
[B' Spokes: Granted unsympathetic character in a unsympathetic situation but still there are no sidewalks here and do we really want to require people to drive if they are intoxicated? IMHO there is no excuse for not having sidewalks on major roads.]
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SEVERNA PARK, Md. - A 50-year-old man was killed when crossing Ritchie Highway near Robinson Road, Saturday night.
Anne Arundel County police say James Howard Minnix, of Severna Park, was struck by a 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager about .09 miles north of a crosswalk and then struck again by a Ford F-150 truck.
Minnix was taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma center was pronounced dead.
Both vehicles stayed at the scene.
The initial investigation says that pedestrian error and alcohol consumption by Minnix may have been factors in the crash, but the investigation is ongoing.