Maryland State Police Beat / Convicted drug dealer Jesse Patrick Goble was gobbling heroin before crashing into trees

In case you might be wondering what the driver next to you on local roadways might be snorting, shooting, drinking or injecting, there is always the possibility that the substance is heroin – as in the case of this driver when he crashed into trees.

So. Md. Police Beat: Boozing pedestian took fatal walk into traffic

Initial investigation revealed, Brian Todd Cooper, age 51, of Mechanicsville, was illegally in the roadway while crossing the northbound lanes of Point Lookout Road. Cooper entered the path of a 2014 Ford Taurus, operated by Richard L. Buckler, 69, of Leonardtown, and was struck by the vehicle. Cooper suffered life threatening injuries and was transported to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.