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By Valerie Bonk, Patch

The second meeting in Carroll County’s discussion of bike and walking trails in the Freedom Area was a little quieter than the first meeting in October, where a heated argument broke out over a local resident’s individual efforts to create a trail without approval.

Thursday’s discussion at the South Carroll Senior Center was all about moving on.

A smaller group of 30 people, compared to the more than 70 that showed up in October, were led in a discussion by Carroll County Recreation and Parks Administrator Jeff Degitz who made sure to those in attendance that this was "starting over" for the trail idea in Southern Carroll County.

“There was a line on a map before, but there is not a line anymore,” said Degitz. “While I applaud that individual effort, we do come here tonight without a line on a map. That line now comes from you. We come here tonight with a clean slate.”
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Type of Collision: Vehicle vs. Bicyclist (hit and run)
Location of Incident: Crain Hwy near Georgia Avenue
Date & Time: July 14, 2011 @ 7:32 a.m.
Motor Vehicle: Unknown small, gray sedan (possibly a Chevy or Saturn)
Driver: Unknown white male with a beard, wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a baseball cap
Bicyclist: Marco A. Garcia, 41, of 1833 Norfolk Road, Glen Burnie, Md
Injuries/Condition: Critical, unstable condition

Synopsis:

On July 14, 2011, at approximately 7:32 a.m., an individual was legally operating his
bicycle northbound on Crain Highway near Georgia Avenue when an unknown gray vehicle,
possibly a Chevy or Saturn, traveling north on Crain Highway struck the rear of the bicycle. The
operator of the vehicle failed to remain on the scene and was witnessed continuing northbound on
Crain Highway at a high rate of speed. The victim was transported by ambulance to the
University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he was listed in critical, unstable condition.
The suspect vehicle was described as a small Chevy or Saturn sedan, gray in color with
damage to the right front headlight area and windshield. The operator was described as a white
male with a beard, wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a baseball cap.

UPDATE:
On July 18, 2011, a citizen’s report to check an occupied vehicle located in the parking lot
of the Walmart located at 407 George Clauss Boulevard was dispatched to Western District
officers. Officers arrived and observed damage consistent with a lookout given for a hit and run
vehicle from the above collision. Officers identified and made contact with the owner, John
Harrison Correlli, 57, of 6739 Brookmont Drive in Baltimore, Maryland.

The suspect vehicle, a 2005 silver Chevy Cobalt, which was registered to Mr. Correlli,
was towed to Police Headquarters. A search warrant was obtained for the vehicle and Evidence
Collection Technicians recovered a ball cap, wire framed glasses and a sample of suspected DNA
evidence from the vehicle. The evidence was subsequently compared to the victim Marco Garcia.
On December 29, 2011, the DNA test results were received and showed a positive match
indicating this was the vehicle that struck Mr. Garcia.

On January 18, 2012, John Harrison Correlli was charged with several traffic violations to
include the following: failure of a vehicle driver to pass safely at a distance of at least three feet
when overtaking a bicycle, leaving the scene of a collision that caused serious bodily injury with
out rendering aid, failure to remain on the scene of a collision, negligent driving, failure to return
to the scene and failure to exercise care to avoid the collision with the bicycle.
Continue reading “HIT AND RUN CRASH UPDATE GLEN BURNIE”