Man Runs Red Light, Kills Woman In South County Car Crash: Police

GALESVILLE, MD — A woman died in a Thursday morning car crash after an oncoming driver ran a red light in Galesville, the Anne Arundel County Police Department says. Officers identified the victim as 60-year-old Elisabeth Gates Feldt of West River.

An incident report claims that Feldt was struck by a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Jeep was driven by 25-year-old Nathaniel Boddie Garrett of Churchton, police say. According to the writeup, the Jeep was heading south on Muddy Creek Road, approaching a steady red light at its intersection with Owensville Road.

A police report notes that Feldt was heading east on Owensville Road in her silver 2014 Ford Fusion when she approached a green traffic signal. Officers allege that the collision happened as she made her legal left turn onto the northbound Muddy Creek Road.

The Anne Arundel County Fire Department pronounced Feldt dead on the scene shortly after the 11 a.m. crash.

Police await the results of Feldt's autopsy. Drugs and alcohol do not seem to be a factor, they say. Officers believe the preliminary cause of the accident was Garrett's failure to obey a red signal. Traffic police are still investigating the wreck.

Medics took the Garrett to the Anne Arundel Medical Center. He is expected to survive.

The map below shows where the collision occurred.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article said Elisabeth Gates Feldt ran the red light. That was incorrect according to a police report. Officers say Feldt's turn was legal and that Nathaniel Boddie Garrett ran the red light. The author corrected the story as soon as he realized the mistake.

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