Unidentified Woman Fatally Struck Crossing Telegraph Road in Severn

Overview

• Police say a Ford Bronco traveling north on Telegraph Road struck a woman who was attempting to cross from the median near Denson Drive.
• Emergency responders pronounced the woman dead at the scene, and authorities have not yet identified her.
• The driver, a 45-year-old man, told police he did not see the pedestrian until she was directly in front of the vehicle and was not injured.
• The department’s Traffic Safety Crash Reconstruction Team is investigating and asks anyone with information to call 410-222-8573.
• Including this incident, county police have investigated seven fatal pedestrian crashes in 2025, and Maryland has recorded 72 statewide this year, according to the state crash data dashboard.