A Baltimore City Department of Public Works employee has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred Monday, police said.
Angelo Laprade, of New Freedom, Pa., was driving a Baltimore DPW vacuum vehicle when he struck and killed a bicyclist at the intersection of Chester Avenue and Chase Street, police said.
Laprade, 36, is charged with failing to return to the scene of an accident involving death, and failing to exhibit his license to police after an accident involving death.
The victim, 54-year-old Ralph Myron Roane, of Dundalk, was struck just before 1:30 p.m. Monday. He was taken to an area hospital where he died.
Preliminarily, police said they believe this accident occurred because of pedestrian error, but the investigation remains open until a total reconstruction of the accident has been completed.