A car veered off the road and slammed into a group of pedestrians near Dundalk High School on Friday afternoon, injuring six juveniles minutes after the school let out. The crash happened around 2:45 p.m. at the intersection of Delvale Avenue and Holabird Avenue, just steps from a commercial strip anchored by a supermarket, and came only 15 minutes after Dundalk High's 2:30 p.m. dismissal.
Vehicle Ended Up Sideswiping a Bush After Leaving the Road
Video from the scene, captured shortly after the crash, showed the vehicle had come to rest mounted on the sidewalk with its front end partially lodged in a bush along the roadway, according to CBS News Baltimore. The cause of the crash remained under investigation and had not been released. WMAR-2 News put the total number injured at seven, according to WMAR-2 News.
The Baltimore Banner reported that seven patients were transported to hospitals, while WMAR says six juveniles went to hospitals and a seventh person was evaluated at the scene and refused treatment. Police confirmed six of the injured were juveniles suffering minor, non-life-threatening injuries, per The Baltimore Banner. Early reporting on the total number hurt fluctuated between six and seven as the scene was still active.
Students Walking Home From School Among Those Struck
Dundalk High School administrators sent a message to families confirming that several of the pedestrians struck were students walking home following that day's dismissal, the outlet's report notes. Dundalk High sits at 1901 Delvale Avenue, less than a mile from the Holabird Avenue intersection, and students routinely walk that stretch of road between campus and the surrounding neighborhood, according to Baltimore County Public Schools.
The Baltimore County Police Department deployed its specialized Crash Team to the scene, as reported by Daily Voice. The unit responded to the crash.
Delvale Avenue Has Seen This Before
The same street was the site of a fatal pedestrian crash in December 2019, when a 15-year-old girl walking on a Delvale Avenue sidewalk was struck and killed by an intoxicated driver who mounted the curb, according to a CBS News Baltimore report from that time. That earlier crash resulted in a charge of negligent manslaughter by vehicle against the driver.
Friday's crash also lands amid a rough year for road safety across Baltimore County. The county had recorded at least 35 fatal traffic crashes in 2026 through early September, the second-highest total in Maryland, including roughly a dozen pedestrian deaths, per the same Banner report. That county-level toll stands in contrast to statewide trends: Maryland road fatalities dropped 18% in 2025 to 480 deaths, with pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities down 33% statewide, according to WBOC, marking Maryland's lowest total traffic fatalities since 2014.
School Zone Cameras Carry Steep Fines Under State Law
Maryland Transportation Code § 21-809 allows local jurisdictions to deploy automated speed cameras in designated school zones within a half-mile radius of schools, with statewide tiered fines that took effect in October 2025 scaling from $40 up to $425 for the highest speeds, according to Baltimore County Government. It remains to be seen whether county or school officials will push for additional pedestrian safety measures along Delvale Avenue in response to Friday's crash.
Dundalk has seen a string of vehicle-related incidents in recent months. A car struck a Wise Avenue business last month, part of a run of vehicle-off-road crashes in the area, while pedestrian lighting concerns have also been reported on nearby North Point Boulevard. In December, Hoodline reported on a fatal pedestrian collision elsewhere in Dundalk that was also investigated by the Baltimore County Police Crash Team.
