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Detectives Investigate Fatal Pedestrian-Involved Collision in Parking Lot

For Immediate Release: Sunday, July 15, 2018

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department- Collision Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal pedestrian-involved collision that occurred this morning in Boyds.

On Sunday, July 15, at approximately 8:48 a.m., 5th District officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to the parking lot of St Mark's United Methodist Church located at 19620 White Ground Road for the report of a collision.

Preliminary investigation has revealed that Kathleen Virginia Howard, age 83, of Clovercrest Circle in Olney, had exited her 2006 Lexus RX 330 in the church parking lot.  Her vehicle rolled backward and she was struck.  Detectives are still investigating where Howard was in relation to the vehicle when she was struck.

Howard was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.

The circumstances of the collision are under investigation. Anyone with information about this collision is asked to call the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620.

RLI

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Release ID: 18-293
Media Contact: mcpnews 
Categories: fatal-collision