Crime & Safety
Fatal Crash Claims 1, Hospitalizes 2 In Pasadena: Police
A fatal crash claimed a woman's life in Pasadena, police said. Two other victims went to shock trauma.
PASADENA, MD — A woman died and two other victims were hospitalized recently in a Pasadena crash, police said.
Officers identified the deceased victim as 31-year-old Mary Amelia Jones of Chester.
Authorities said the two-car wreck happened March 25 around 9 a.m. at the intersection of Ritchie Highway, also known as Maryland Route 2, and Pasadena Road.
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A 2016 Toyota 4Runner SUV was heading north on Ritchie Highway and approaching Pasadena Road, police said.
Officers said Jones was driving a 2005 Ford Taurus sedan west on Pasadena Road and entered the intersection at Ritchie Highway.
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The Toyota hit the Ford in the intersection, authorities said without speculating who was at fault.
Police said medics pronounced Jones dead on the scene.
The Anne Arundel County Fire Department took Jones' front seat passenger and the Toyota driver to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, a press release said.
Officers said both hospitalized victims suffered serious injuries.
Authorities are still investigating.
This map shows where the Anne Arundel County Police Department said the crash happened.
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