Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Brooklyn Park Home, Killing 68-Year-Old Man

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BROOKLYN PARK, Md. (WJZ) — An aboriginal greeting conveyance collision into a location near 1 antheral dormant Saturday morning, according to Anne Arundel County Police.

Around 3:06 a.m., officers responded to Walton Avenue adjacent Johnson Street for a conveyance clang into a home.

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The probe revealed that a 2011 Nissan Altima was traveling southbound connected Johnson Street approaching the intersection of Walton Ave. It ran a halt motion and jumped a curb, wherever it continued into the beforehand gait of a location connected Walton Avenue.

The conveyance struck the location and afloat entered the surviving quarters.

The operator of the Nissan, identified arsenic 49 year-old Christopher Davis of Baltimore, exited the crashed conveyance and fled the country connected ft towards Ritchie Highway wherever officers apprehended him without incident.

The residence was occupied by 2 adults and 2 dogs astatine the clip of the accident.

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One resident, identified arsenic 68 year-old Gerald Patrick Keogh Jr. of Brooklyn Park, was struck by the vehicle. Keogh was trapped betwixt the car and interior walls.

Anne Arundel County Fire Department’s Special Operations Section and Technical Rescue portion extricated Keogh and helium was transported to Shock Trauma wherever helium aboriginal died.

Police said Davis showed signs of impairment and was tested for some intoxicant and cause use. The results are pending.

After consultation with the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office, the fishy operator was charged with the pursuing charges and transported to the Central Processing and Holding Center for disposition.

Charges:
2-209: Manslaughter by Vehicle
2-505: Homicide by Vehicle portion impaired by drugs
2-506: Homicide by Vehicle portion impaired by CDS
21-902c: Driving portion impaired by drugs oregon drugs and alcohol
21-902 d: Driving portion impaired by controlled unsafe substance
20-102 b2: Fail to instrumentality to oregon stay astatine the country of an mishap that results successful death

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CBS Baltimore Staff

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