19-Year-Old Hit By Car In Dundalk Dies At Hospital: Police

Dundalk MD

18 August, 2021

11:38 AM

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DUNDALK, MD — A 19-year-old crossing Wise Avenue outside the crosswalk was hit by a 2011 Toyota Sunday night, the Baltimore County Police Department reports. The driver of the Toyota was traveling westbound on Wise Avenue approaching Church Road shortly after 9:30 p.m. when the driver struck Mekiah Cotten. The driver of the Toyota swerved to avoid hitting Cotten and struck a 2002 Honda, which in turn hit a 1992 Ford, the police department disclosed. According to the Baltimore County Police Department, Cotten was taken to a local hospital where he later died. Officers continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this crash. No additional details are available at this time.