Arrest Made in Fatal Hit-and-Run

Baltimore County Police Crash Team detectives have arrested 21-year-old Michael Eggleston for a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on December 14, 2023. At approximately 7:25 a.m., officers responded to the area of Liberty Road and Patterson Avenue, 21207,  for a motor vehicle collision. Detectives determined a 2007 Dodge Challenger was traveling westbound on Liberty Road approaching Patterson Avenue when it collided with a 2013 Volkswagen Passat in the intersection. The Dodge Challenger then traveled into the eastbound lanes of Liberty Road and struck a 2013 Toyota Avalon. 

The driver and passenger of the Toyota Avalon were transported to an area hospital. On December 17, 2023, the driver of the Toyota, 92-year-old William Lewis was pronounced deceased. Eggleston was arrested on June 8, 2024, and charged with Failure to Return & Remain at the Scene of an Accident Involving Bodily Injury, along with other traffic-related charges. He was held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention.