HOWARD COUNTY, Md. — A fatal collision leaves one juvenile dead after an attempted traffic stop in Columbia, Saturday morning.
An officer in an unmarked Howard County Police Department vehicle attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a 2010 Honda Accord on Route 32 in the area of Broken Land Parkway.
Police say the car fled from the attempted traffic stop and immediately crashed on the eastbound ramp to Broken Land, where it overturned.
Soon after it was overturned, it caught fire.
The involved officer was later identified as Brian Maurantonio, a four-year veteran, assigned to the Traffic Enforcement Section.
The driver, who was the sole occupant of the car, was confirmed to be a juvenile female who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.
The IID will generally release body-worn camera footage within 20 business days of an incident.
