Deadly Linthicum Crash Kills NJ Driver Attempting Left Turn Near Shopping Center: Police

LINTHICUM, MD — A 38-year-old New Jersey driver was fatally hit by a car while attempting to make a left turn in Linthicum, police said.

A Monday release by the Anne Arundel County Police Department identified the driver as Nia S. Harper, of Newark, New Jersey.

Authorities said the crash took place Friday shortly before 7 p.m. at the intersection of West Nursery and Winterson roads in Linthicum, near the Nursery Landing shopping center.

Harper was driving a 2025 Kia K4 when she was attempting to make a left turn from southbound West Nursery Road onto eastbound Winterson Road.

Preliminary findings released by police indicate Harper was struck by the driver of a 2022 Jaguar XF after she entered the intersection. The Jaguar driver had been traveling northbound on West Nursery Road.

Harper was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

The driver of the Jaguar, identified as a 47-year-old Elkridge woman, suffered no injuries from the collision.

An investigation into the fatal incident remains active.