A 1-year-old girl has died after injuries she sustained in a Pikesville car crash last month that also killed her mother, Baltimore County Police announced Wednesday.

Sydney Jones, 31, was driving in a 2016 Nissan Rogue with her daughter, Nova Hill, around 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 12, police said. According to Baltimore County Police, as Jones drove westbound on Old Court Road and attempted to cross the center lane, she collided with a 2018 Audi Q5 that was headed in the opposite direction.

Jones, Nova and the Audi driver were hospitalized, per police. While Jones died at the hospital that day, police said, Nova was in critical condition and the Audi driver faced life-threatening injuries.

Baltimore County Police officials said they learned of Nova’s death Tuesday. Police did not share updates on the condition of the Audi driver.

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Though the circumstances related to the crash are under investigation, Baltimore County Police Department officials noted they are hosting a car seat check event Tuesday that families can register for.

Baltimore County crash fatalities

The day before Jones died, Baltimore County Police announced that Jarret Ayers, 48, died after being hit by a car and hospitalized. A 2025 Chevrolet Silverado driving westbound on Baltimore National Pike struck Ayers as he was walking on the night of Feb. 4, police said.

Two days after Jones died, Loretta Pretlow, 67, was fatally hit by a 2004 Acura RDX. Baltimore County Police said Pretlow was trying to cross Liberty Road when the Acura driver, who was going westbound, hit her. She died at the hospital.

And Mark Hoerner, 78, was found pinned beneath a 2014 Toyota Prius that struck him at the intersection of Merritt Boulevard and Wise Avenue in Dundalk on Feb. 21. Hoerner was taken to a hospital, where he died.

In January, another pedestrian, Todd Hines Jr., 19, was fatally struck by a 2006 Ford F-250 in Dundalk.

State data shows there have been eight crash fatalities in Baltimore County this year, the most in Maryland. The county had the second-most crash fatalities in Maryland last year, with over 60.