- Tricia Bishop
Carroll girl, 15, dies after being hit in street
A Carroll County teenager died Sunday night after she was struck by an alleged drunken driver while standing near a car outside her home, according to Maryland State Police. Katlynn E. Bossler, 15, of the 1100 block of Francis Scott Key Highway in Keymar was pronounced dead at Carroll Hospital Center after the crash, which was reported about 10:30 p.m. According to police, Kevin P. Smith, 42, of the 11000 block of Whiskey Springs Road in the Frederick County town of Woodsboro was driving northbound in a 1992 Ford F-150 pickup truck that left the roadway and struck Bossler and a 1998 Chevrolet Prizm pulled over on the shoulder. Troopers arrested Smith at the scene after detecting a strong odor of alcohol, police said. The four teens in the Prizm were also taken to Carroll Hospital Center. Police identified the driver of the Prizm as Jason R. Wadas, 16, of the 600 block of Whispering Meadows Court in Westminster. Police had no information on the teens' conditions. The charges against Smith include negligent manslaughter by automobile, negligent automobile homicide while under the influence, driving a vehicle while under the influence and reckless driving, police said. He was being released from Carroll County Central Booking Center after posting a $20,000 bail, according to court records.
