Police identify man fatally struck on Route 1 in Laurel

A man struck late Thursday night in Laurel died at a hospital, Howard County police said. County police said officers were called around 10:43 p.m. to the 9600 block of Washington Boulevard where a man was struck by what's believed to have been a Ford Explorer that fled. The man was taken to Howard County General Hospital, where he died, police said. Police identified the victim as William Earl Shaffer, 69, who they believe was homeless.