Crime & Safety
Police Identify Ellicott City Victim in Fatal Crash
The 51-year-old woman was the sole occupant in the car.
Howard County police have identified the woman as Lynn Ann Lubitz, 51.
According to a statement released by Cpl. Christopher J. Krieger, Lubitz was driving a 2007 Infinity M35x at about 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, on the 4300 block of Brittany Drive.
While driving westbound, she came to a bend in the road, but continued straight, hitting a mailbox and then colliding head-on with a tree, according to police. Lubitz was taken to Howard County General Hospital, where she died from her injuries.
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Police said Lubitz, an Ellicott City resident, may have suffered from an undisclosed medical condition, but have not said whether that contributed to the crash. She was the only occupant in the car.
The accident is being investigated by PFC Brandon Stickle.
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