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Police Identify and Charge Driver in Fatal Sparrows Point Hit-and-Run

AAA warns that snow banks can force pedestrians into traffic.

Overview

  • Baltimore County police named Angel Quizhpi Tenezaca, 40, as the driver and issued multiple citations for failure to remain at the scene.
  • The victim was identified as 19-year-old Todd Hunes Jr., who was struck Tuesday morning in the 5200 block of North Point Boulevard.
  • Police said a 2006 Ford F-250 hit Hunes and continued southbound before officers located and stopped the vehicle shortly after the crash.
  • A nearby shop owner who reviewed surveillance video reported that Hunes was walking south when a pickup struck him from behind and fled.
  • Residents describe chronic speeding and heavier traffic tied to redevelopment, with snow-blocked shoulders and missing sidewalks narrowing safe walking space.