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Man struck trying to cross Route 175 on foot, Howard County Police said

Man struck trying to cross Route 175 on foot, Howard County Police said
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A pedestrian suffered critical injuries after being struck trying to cross Route 175 in Columbia, Howard County Police said.

The accident occurred after 11 p.m. The man was attempting to cross Route 175 east of Dobbin Road when he was struck by a 2006 Subaru Impreza heading west. The man was transported to University of Maryland Shock Trauma for treatment. He lacked identification, police said.

The man was later identified as 47-year-old Anthony Lamont Washington, of no fixed address. He remains in critical condition at Shock Trauma.

The driver of the Subaru remained on the scene. She was uninjured. She was later identified as Norma Gabriela Altuzar Coello, 48, of Columbia.

No charges have been filed, and the accident remains under investigation.