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Suspected drunk driver arrested in fatal Annapolis crash, police say

BALTIMORE -- A man was killed and a driver believed to have been under the influence of alcohol was arrested Sunday night after a crash in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County police said. 

Officers responded to the single-vehicle crash around 7 p.m. on southbound Solomons Island Road at eastbound Route 665. 

Investigators believe a car driven by Lamar Rondell Williams, a 53-year-old Annapolis man, was traveling south on Solomons Island Road when it veered off the right side of the road and struck a utility pole. 

Williams passenger, Russell Henry Dandridge, was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening-injuries and later died. 

Police said Williams was determined to be under the influence based on roadside observations, and was arrested. 

The crash remains under investigation. 

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