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43-year-old man struck and killed in fatal collision on Route 175 in Jessup

Posted at 7:14 AM, Dec 04, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-04 07:26:35-05

Howard County Police are investigating a Tuesday morning fatal collision involving a pedestrian in Jessup.

Police said a pedestrian was walking in the roadway when he was struck by a 2003 Toyota Tacoma traveling eastbound on Route 175, Waterloo Road in front of the Patuxent Institution. The pedestrian was identified as 43-year-old Donnell Markus Williams of Jessup. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The uninjured driver of the Tacoma, identified as 54-year-old Jefferey Fullard of Baltimore, stayed at the scene. 

The investigation is ongoing. Route 175 was closed for three hours in both directions between Pocomoke Avenue and Oceano Avenue.