Eliza Grover Obituary: Goucher College student identified as pedestrian fatally struck on Providence Road in Towson; Richard Mays arrest & charges.
Following a fatal pedestrian accident on Providence Road in Towson, an arrest has been made.
On Saturday around 4:20 p.m., officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called to the 800 block of Providence Road in response to reports of a pedestrian being struck by a car. Officers responded and discovered that Eliza Grover, 24, had been on the pavement when she was struck by a Ford F250.
Tragically, Grover was pronounced dead at the scene.
Richard W. Mays, the 57-year-old driver of the Ford F250, stayed on the scene. His arrest followed further investigations into other allegations, including attempting to operate a car without an ignition interlock, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
Mays is currently being held at the Baltimore County Detention Centre without being allowed to post bail.
In an effort to piece together the sequence of events that led to this terrible accident, the Baltimore County Crash Team is actively investigating the situation.
