Pedestrian killed along snowy highway in hit-run
from Getting There by Michael Dresser
The snowstorm contributed to at least one fatality overnight as a 77-year-old man walking along an Anne Arundel County road was struck and killed by an apparent hit-and-run driver.
Richard Francis Oles of Pasadena was killed about 2:36 a.m. Thursday when he was struck as he was walking along Mountain Road near the Brumwell's Flea Market, Anne Arundel County police said.
According to police, Oles was walking in the roadway because plowed snow prevented him from using the sidewalk or the shoulder. He was taken to Baltimore-Washington Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 3:30 a.m.
Police are seeking a vehicle described as possible a red Ford 350 pickup truck with a snow plow. The vehicle, which did not remain at the scene, was last seen traveling east on Mountain Road, police said.
The investigation is still under way. Police asked anyone with information about the crash to call 410-222-8573 0r 410-222-8610.