Crime & Safety
Morning Collision Sends Out-of-Towner to Shock Trauma
Police say the pedestrian tried to cross outside of the crosswalk and was hit by an Ellicott City driver.
A Michigan man was taken to shock trauma Saturday morning after being struck by an Ellicott City driver, according to Howard County Police.
Police say 27-year-old Jacob Carl Lanswerk, of Boyne City, Mich., was crossing Snowden River Parkway in Columbia outside of the pedestrian cross-walk at about 4:54 a.m.
At the same time, police say 20-year-old Haley Celeste McKinney of Ellicott City was driving a 2004 Toyota Camry northeast on Snowden River Parkway. Police say McKinney’s car hit Lanswerk.
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The northeast section of Snowden River Parkway was closed until 6 a.m. as police investigated and a helicopter landed to transport Lanswerk to the shock trauma center at University of Maryland.
According to police, he is listed in critical condition.
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The Howard County Police Traffic Enforcement Section is investigating the collision and the possibility that Lanswerk was intoxicated.
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