MILLERSVILLE — A seven-year-old boy is dead after a Sunday night crash on I-97.
The boy had been traveling in the backseat of a car driven by a woman police believe to be his grandmother.
Maryland State Troopers found that the back window had opened and it appears the boy had fallen out of the car and landed in the road, on I-97 NB.
"We believe the grandmother didn't realize the young boy had exited the vehicle. She had driven about 5 to 6 minutes beyond the scene before she realized he wasn't in the vehicle anymore. She pulled over and she called police as well," Elena Russo, a spokesperson for the Maryland State Police, told WMAR.
The child was then hit by another car, which police are describing as a 2016-2019 Honda Civic.
The driver didn't remain at the scene and police are looking for a vehicle of that description that might have damage to the front left wheel well.
“An Amazon driver had noticed there was something in the roadway. He wasn’t sure what it was, but he pulled over and realized it was a young boy. He pulled him to the side of the road and called 9-1-1,” Russo added.
"It is still uncertain how the young boy was able to manipulate the window and get out of the vehicle," Russo continued. But we do know that he was seated in a child safety seat, whether it was buckled appropriately or how he got out of that is still part of the investigation."
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barrack 410-761-5130.
