CHESTERTOWN — Maryland State Police confirmed in an email Monday, Oct. 28 that the investigation is continuing of a pedestrian-involved fatality earlier this month in the 6500-block of Church Hill Road (also known as state Route 213), which is just outside of Chestertown in Queen Anne’s County.
No charges have been filed.
The deceased has been identified as Charlie H. Collins Jr., 71, who was living near Chestertown at the time of his death. Previously, he lived in Millington.
The driver of the vehicle involved in the crash was reported uninjured and remained at the scene, according to an MSP news release.
The driver has not been identified.
At about 6:15 a.m. on Oct. 15, troopers from the state police barrack in Centreville responded to the area of Route 213 at Route 544 for a report of a crash involving a pedestrian.
According to the preliminary investigation, for unknown reasons, the pedestrian — subsequently identified as Collins — traveled across the roadway and was struck by a passenger vehicle.
Collins was pronounced dead at the scene.
Both lanes of traffic on Route 213 were closed for about two hours for the crash investigation.