Day: December 2, 2020

Man in Wheelchair Killed in Edgemere Crash


Baltimore County Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in Edgemere that left one man deceased on Monday.

Just after 5 p.m. on Dec. 1, police responded to the intersection of North Point and Lodge Farm roads for a pedestrian involved crash.

The preliminary investigation revealed that a GMC Sonoma was traveling northbound on North Point Road when it struck the man as he was in a wheelchair attempting to cross in a marked crosswalk. The driver of the GMC did not stop and continued northbound on North Point Road.

Officers located the vehicle and placed the driver under arrest. The pedestrian, Joseph Stefan (69) of the 2800 block of Lodge Farm Road, 21219 was pronounced deceased on the scene.

The driver, Nicklos Koltko III (45) of the 100 block of McQuay Road, 21146, is currently being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center on no bail status following a bail review hearing.
He is charged with involuntary manslaughter, negligent manslaughter, and other traffic-related charges.

The Baltimore County Police Crash Team is continuing their investigation.

Fullerton Fire Units Honored for 2019 Middle River Rescue


A Baltimore Fire Company Unit Citation has been awarded to the team of Fullerton Truck 8, Fire Lt. Brandon Watkins (off duty) and other personnel in recognition of exceptional performance during a house fire in Middle River on Nov. 12, 2019.

Fire units were dispatched at 12:16 p.m. to the Contact Court for a dwelling fire with rescue. First- arriving crews found heavy fire and smoke showing from a single-story home.

During a search of the home, firefighters located the victim in the living room — the room BCoPD fire investigators have identified as the place where the fire started. No one else was in the home at the time of the fire.

Firefighters removed the victim from the home and transferred him to EMS providers. EMS personnel pronounced him deceased at the scene.