Hanover Man Identified in Fatal Dorsey Road Crash

Anne Arundel County police identifed a pedestrian killed by a car on Dorsey Road on Sunday evening as Robert Henry Mundell of Hanover.  

Mundell, 66, who lived in the 7400 block of Dorsey Road, was walking on the right lane of Dorsey Road just west of Ridge Road when he was struck by a Mazda 6, police said. He was approximately one mile from home when he was struck.

Emergency personnel found Mundell lying on the right side of Dorsey Road at 7:58 p.m., according to  a news release from the Anne Arundel County Police Department.

Mundell was taken by ambulance to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where he was pronounced dead, according to police.

Officials found the vehicle that hit Mundell on the side of the road, with damage to the passenger side windshield. The passenger was uninjured and no charges have been filed. The investigation is continuing, police said.

Police said the area where Mundell was struck was poorly lit and he was not in a crosswalk.

Nearly 50 percent of all pedestrian fatalities happen between 6 p.m. and 12 a.m., according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If pedestrians are walking at night, traffic safety officials advise wearing reflective materials or adding a brightly colored accessory.