A man thought to have been under the influence of alcohol was killed when a car hit him as he tried to cross Ritchie Highway on foot Monday evening, Anne Arundel County police said.

Peter Stanley Schmitz, 48, of the 1500 block of Spruce St. in Baltimore was trying to cross the southbound lanes of the highway north of Bon Air Road at 6:15 p.m. when he was struck by a 2002 Nissan Xtara, police said.

The driver of the Nissan, Vicki Lynn Shockey, 53, of Elkridge, was not injured. She told police she did not have time to avoid Schmitz. Shockey has not been charged. Police said they believe Schmitz had been drinking before the accident.

A stretch of Ritchie Highway was closed Monday while police investigated the accident.