HOWARD COUNTY, MD – Howard County police are investigating a deadly single-vehicle crash that happened in Columbia. The incident occurred on Monday night at approximately 11:38 p.m., when a 2023 Tesla Model 3, moving eastbound on Route 175 at Route 108, collided with a guard rail before hitting a traffic signal pole.
The driver and only occupant of the vehicle, Bryan Jesus Chaparro, a 28-year-old man from Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Route 175 eastbound from Snowden River Pkwy to I-95 was closed for several hours due to traffic signal outages caused by the collision.