A Washington man was killed Wednesday afternoon when his car crashed into a utility pole in Beverly Beach, police said.
John Henry Brown, 66, of the 300 block of 53rd St. S.E., was pronounced dead at the scene of the 1 p.m. accident.
Witnesses told police Mr. Brown was speeding and had passed several other vehicles on Beverly Avenue before he came to a curve near Spruce Avenue. At that point, Mr. Brown lost control of his 1987 Chevrolet Cavalier, crossed the center line and hit a tree, police said. The car then rolled over on its passenger side before slamming into a utility pole.
The impact with the pole caused the car's roof to collapse, police said. Mr. Brown was not wearing a seat belt.
Man killed when car hits house
A Glen Burnie man was killed yesterday morning when his car hit two embankments, flipped over and hit a house in the 3000 block of Riva Road, police said.
Vernell G. Parker, 33, of the 100 block of Southbridge Drive was pronounced dead at the scene. He was speeding south on Riva Road about 2 a.m. and apparently lost control of his 1987 Oldsmobile when he came to a curve at Evans Road, police said.
The car went into the northbound lane, hit an embankment, then vaulted several feet. It landed in a driveway, hit another embankment, and again went skyward, flipping over before hitting the roof of the house, police said. The car finally landed upside-down.
Traffic investigators could not say how much damage was done to the house.
Cars set afire at repair shop
Annapolis police say an arsonist started the fire that damaged two cars parked at an Annapolis auto repair shop this week.
A 1986 Dodge Caravan parked in the lot at Annapolis Car Doctors, LTD., in the 1800 block of George Ave., was badly damaged when someone set a fire to the car's interior shortly after the shop closed Monday evening, police said.
Damage to the Caravan and to a 1985 Nissan Pulsar parked next to it was estimated at $5,000, police said. Police said they had no suspects.
Several other cars have been set on fire in the area, but officials saythe incidents are not necessarily related.