21-year-old struck and killed crossing intersection in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY, Md. – The Ocean City Police Department is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision late Friday night in the area of 59th Street and Coastal Highway.
According to police around 11:56 pm, Sophia Battisti, 21, of Reinhold’s, Pa. was crossing Coastal Highway from the east against the pedestrian signal.
Police say a vehicle traveling northbound on Coastal Highway struck Battisti as she was in the road. Lifesaving efforts were initiated by good Samaritans at the scene and Ocean City EMS. Battisti was pronounced deceased on the scene.
According to Ocean City Police, the driver remained on the scene, and alcohol was determined not to be a factor. The investigation is now being handled by the Ocean City Traffic Safety Unit.
