A Hillendale woman was killed after she was reportedly struck by a vehicle early Tuesday morning.
Renee Else Thomas, 78, of the 6600 block of Wycombe Way was pronounced dead at the scene near the intersection of Loch Raven Boulevard and Deanwood Road, said Louise Rogers-Feher, a Baltimore County Police spokeswoman.
At around 5:39 a.m., a 2006 Nissan Sentra driven by Sandra Lee Beck, 50, of the 6600 block of Loch Hill Road, was traveling northbound on Loch Raven Boulevard, Rogers-Feher said. Beck's Sentra hit Thomas as she was walking along a crosswallk near the Parkville intersection.
Beck had the green light, according to Rogers-Feher.
Police have ruled the accident was the result of pedestrian error.
At an intersection, a pedestrian is subject to all traffic control signals." In other words, if at an intersection there is a crosswalk and signal for pedestrians (the orange hand or white walking stick person signal), the pedestrian must follow those signals. If you have a green light and someone walks out in the road without heeding the signal, it's their fault. Mind you, I wouldn't go running over people when they jaywalk...that's not a good idea.