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Man Skateboarding Dies After Patrol Car Strikes Him In Woodlawn

WOODLAWN, Md. (WJZ) — Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian-involved crash involving a Woodlawn Precinct patrol officer Thursday morning.

Police say the officer was en route to a call for service, traveling southbound on Whitehead Road near Whitestone Road around 3:50 a.m., when the officer struck a pedestrian, 31-year-old Brandon Michael Williams,  who was traveling northbound in the southbound lane of Whitehead Road on a skateboard.

The man suffered life-threatening wounds and was taken to an area hospital for treatment. He later died.

The officer was not injured.

The Baltimore County Police Crash Investigation Team is investigating to determine all factors involved in this crash.

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