The driver of an SUV was killed and two passengers were injured after a crash on I-97 Wednesday morning.
Just before 3:20 a.m., firefighters responded to the area of I-97 North and Brightview Drive for reports of an overturned vehicle and trapped occupant.
Firefighters arrived to find the single-car crash involving an overturned SUV. The driver was trapped and a rear seat passenger had been ejected, according to police.
The driver, a man police believe is in his 20s, died on the scene. The ejected passenger, a 19-year-old woman, was taken to the Adult Trauma Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
Paramedics also transported a six-day-old infant to the Pediatric Trauma Center at John Hopkins Children’s Center with no obvious injuries. Police said the newborn was properly restrained in a car seat.
Maryland State Police are investigating.
The scene has been cleared. No word yet on what caused the crash.
Investigation into deadly crash now clear from NB I-97 b/w Benfield Blvd.& New Cut Rd. Traffic gets by without delay pic.twitter.com/9SUdKlhFrL
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Deadly crash under investigation NB 97 b/w Benfield Blvd.& New Cut Rd.Right lane blocked.No delays, but traffic is slowing down. #MDTraffic
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