Charity “Batman” Dies On Roadway

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — He dressed up as a dark, brooding crime fighter but spent years bringing delight to children at hospitals and charity events.

Leonard B. Robinson, who was known for dressing up as Batman, was killed along a Maryland highway when a car hit him while he was checking the engine of his custom-made Batmobile.

Robinson, who was 51, was returning from a weekend festival in South Charleston, West Virginia, when he was struck by a Toyota Camry around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, about 90 miles west of Baltimore.

Police say Robinson had pulled his car onto the median, with the passenger side partly in the traffic lane.

Police say the Camry also sideswiped the red-and-black Batmobile, a replica of the car used in the 1960s "Batman" television show. The Camry driver wasn't hurt and hasn't been charged.