HOWARD COUNTY — Howard County police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left one dead in Columbia on Saturday.
At 10:08 p.m, a 2003 Honda Odyssey was traveling southbound on Snowden River Parkway just prior to Carved Stone when, for an unknown reason, it left the roadway and struck a tree.
The rear passenger, 61-year-old Ram Luitel, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Seven additional occupants, all adults, were transported to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
Snowden River Parkway was closed for two and a half hours.
The investigation is still ongoing.
