TOWSON, Md. — Baltimore County police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that left one woman dead in Towson on Saturday.
Just before 4:30 p.m., police were called to the 800 block of Providence Road.
At the scene, officers found a woman had been struck by a Ford F150 while she was on the sidewalk.
The woman, 24-year-old Eliza Glover, died at the scene.
The driver of the Ford F150, 57-year-old Richard W. Mays, remained on scene. He was arrested and charged with attempting to drive a vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock, attempting to drive a vehicle while impaired by alcohol, and driving under the influence of alcohol, according to police.
Mays is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center.
Eliza Grover was a student at Goucher College. President Kent Devereauz said in a statement to the college community:
I am deeply saddened to inform you that Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program student Eliza Banchoff Grover died unexpectedly in a fatal vehicle accident while out running on Saturday afternoon… Eliza was very close with her fellow post-baccalaureate class, and generously assisted the Goucher volleyball team, as she played volleyball while attending Brown University as an undergraduate… Eliza’s death is a tragedy and the entire Goucher community mourns her loss… Our hearts and thoughts are with Eliza’s family, friends, classmates and team during this difficult and very sad time.
Eliza was originally from Menlo Park, Calif., according to Brown University Athletics.
The Baltimore County Crash Team and detectives are investigating the crash.
