Pasadena man dies in fatal scooter collision in Curtis Bay

A 39-year-old Pasadena man, identified by police as Robert Louis Tuite, died following a collision between a motor scooter and a car in Curtis Bay. The incident occurred around 9:40 a.m. on August 24 at the intersection of Fort Smallwood Road and Hilltop Road.

According to a preliminary investigation by the Anne Arundel County Police Department, a 2016 Mazda 6 was traveling south on Fort Smallwood Road when the driver attempted a left turn onto Hilltop Road. A 2026 Zhejiang motor scooter, operated by Tuite, was traveling north on the same road and struck the passenger side of the Mazda during the turn.

Tuite was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries but was pronounced dead on August 25. The driver of the Mazda, a 17-year-old girl from Glen Burnie, was not injured. The Anne Arundel County Police Crash Reconstruction Team is investigating the collision, and no charges have been announced.