Ramon Purvey, 30, leaves behind a 1-year-old son whose mother can't find the words for a father he will never know.
"I'm just not in the state of mind to do it," she said.
The accident that claimed Purvey's life happened along the ramp from the northbound Jones Falls Expressway on to the westbound Outer Loop of the Baltimore Beltway. The late model BMW just kept going.
"When troopers arrived, they found the victim there who was pronounced deceased on the scene by EMS personnel,” said Greg Shipley of the Maryland State Police. “He was outside of his car for unknown reasons. His car was parked on the shoulder of the ramp when this occurred."
Although Purvey died at the scene, thanks to a witness, medical help arrived within a matter of minutes following the crash.
"Troopers had at least one witness who followed the vehicle that struck the victim on to the Outer Loop of the Beltway and around to Stevenson Road,” said Shipley. “The witness reported the car was being driven erratically. The witness saw the vehicle proceed north on Stevenson Road and then lost sight of it."
At 3 p.m. Sunday, the same day of the crash, 30-year-old Whitney Flanigan of Pikesville turned herself in to troopers at the Golden Ring Barrack in the company of an attorney.
She also provided information, which led investigators to the BMW X5 that she was driving when she struck Purvey and his car before leaving the scene.
"Detailed crash reconstruction, which is being conducted, can take several weeks or months even, but we're certainly looking to expedite this and get it to the State's Attorney's Office for review as quickly as possible,” said Shipley, “but the important thing here is the person responsible will be charged. We have identified that person, because she came forward and we'll be able to move forward with the case."
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