A local man was killed early Sunday evening when the vehicle he was driving struck a dump truck in Reisterstown, county police said.
The incident occurred at Franklin Boulevard and Nicodemus Road around 3:30 p.m., police said.
They said Fernando Jamie Loizage, 89, of the 400 block of Fox View Court in Reisterstown was traveling westbound on Franklin Boulevard in a Ford F 150 when he failed to stop at the steady red circular signal and struck the dump truck.
The dump truck was attempting to make a left turn from southbound Nicodemus Road onto eastbound Franklin Boulevard, police said.
Loizage was pronounced dead at approximately 4:30 p.m. at Sinai Hospital, police said.
The operator of the dump truck was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital. A passenger in the dump truck declined medical attention at the scene.
The circumstances involving this accident continue to be under investigation by the Baltimore County Police Crash Investigation Team.
–Will Farrington