By Associated Press - Monday, October 24, 2016

LA PLATA, Md. (AP) - Maryland State Police say a woman was struck and killed while walking in a road in La Plata.

The agency said in a news release that the crash occurred Sunday night on U.S. Route 301. Troopers say 66-year-old Donald Taylor of Waldorf was driving a Ford Expedition north. Police say he hit 46-year-old Jeanmarie Howard Davis of La Plata, who was walking in the road.

Davis was pronounced dead at the scene.



The crash is under investigation.

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