Elderly Man Killed in Pedestrian Crash in Glen Burnie

Elderly Man Killed in Pedestrian Crash in Glen Burnie

GLEN BURNIE, MD — A tragic motor vehicle crash resulted in the death of a pedestrian on November 23, 2023, in the area of northbound Ritchie Highway at Kuethe Road, Glen Burnie. Anne Arundel County Police responded to the scene at around 7:40 p.m.

The incident involved a 2010 Hyundai Tucson, driven by 77-year-old Wayne Francis Wetzbarger of Baltimore, MD. According to the investigation, the Tucson was traveling northbound on Ritchie Highway when it collided with a pedestrian identified as 54-year-old Kevin Lee Crist of Glen Burnie, MD. Crist, who was not using a crosswalk and was wearing dark clothing, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department.

Wetzbarger did not sustain injuries in the crash.