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Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 4, troopers from the La Plata Barrack responded to a stretch of Crain Highway near Acton Lane in Waldorf, where there was a report of a pedestrian who had been struck by a passing vehicle.
The preliminary investigation determined that Waldorf resident Mark Anthony Connor, Sr., 58, was driving a 2015 Porsche Macan S southbound on Route 301 when a 35-year-old man - whose name has not been released pending the investigation - entered the travel lanes of the roadway and into the path of the vehicle, where he was struck.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, while Connor stayed at the site of the crash and called the police.
Investigators made note that the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk when he was struck, and “pedestrian impairment (alcohol), and pedestrian error appear to be factors in the crash,” which remains under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding the fatal crash or events leading up to it has been asked to contact Sgt. J. Zimmerman of the Maryland State Police CRASH Team by calling (301) 392-1231.
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