A 66-year-old man has died after being struck by a car in the Harwood neighborhood of north Baltimore, with officials saying the crash unfolded near the 2500 block of Greenmount Avenue on Friday. The vehicle involved struck both the pedestrian and a parked car, and the 78-year-old driver was also taken to a hospital following the collision.
Police responded to a reported crash in that stretch of Greenmount Avenue on Friday, according to WBFF. Officials reported that the pedestrian and the driver were both transported to a nearby hospital, where medical staff pronounced the 66-year-old man dead. The outlet's reporting does not include the exact time of the crash beyond confirming it happened Friday.
Investigators Comb Greenmount Avenue Scene
Crash Team detectives are now investigating the incident, according to a separate report from foxbaltimore.com, which states plainly that “Crash Team detectives are investigating this incident.” No further detail on the driver's condition, the vehicle involved, or the cause of the crash has been released. It also has not been established whether the driver was cited or faces charges.
Anyone with information about the crash can reach investigators at 410-396-2606, or contact Metro Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
A Separate April Crash Not to Be Confused With This One
A Separate April Crash Not to Be Confused With This One Greenmount Avenue has seen at least one other fatal pedestrian crash in 2024 that is unrelated to Friday's incident. On April 4, at approximately 7:35 a.m., Northern District patrol officers responded to the 3400 block of Greenmount Avenue for a separate pedestrian-involved crash, according to the Baltimore Witness. In that incident, officers located an unidentified adult male victim suffering from life-threatening injuries; medics transported him to a hospital, where he later died, and the driver of that striking vehicle was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Reports also said officers responded around 7:30 a.m. to that same block and found a man with life-threatening injuries. Those details belong to the April case, not to Friday's crash near the 2500 block.
Part of a Wider Pattern of Pedestrian Deaths
Individual pedestrian crashes have been reported across the Baltimore region this year. Baltimore County alone has recorded nearly 40 fatal crashes in 2026, according to statewide data cited by The Banner. That outlet also reported that a 72-year-old pedestrian, Wanda Grasu, was killed on Owings Mills Boulevard when a southbound 2021 Toyota Highlander struck her near Strawhill Court in the Glyndon area — a separate case in a different part of the county.
No further updates on the condition of the 78-year-old driver from Friday's Harwood crash have been released, and Crash Team detectives' investigation remains ongoing.
