Dundalk Woman Dies in Pedestrian Crash

A 50-year-old woman died Friday night after being struck by a car along Merritt Boulevard in Dundalk. It happened near Westfield Road just after 8 p.m.

As Melissa Leicht, of the 7500 block of Westfield Road in Dundalk, attempted to cross Merritt Boulevard in a travel lane, she was struck by a 2006 Chevrolet Aveo traveling southbound.

Leicht later died at the hospital. The driver remained at the scene.

The Baltimore County Police Crash Team is continuing to investigate the factors involved in this fatal crash.