(Towson, MD) – Maryland State Police are continuing their investigation of a fatal traffic crash in Baltimore County early this morning that involved a Baltimore Police Department officer and a motorcyclist who had allegedly previously been observed committing traffic violations in the city.
The motorcyclist is identified as Haines E. Holloway-Lilliston, 27, of the 200-block of Lord Byron Lane, Cockeysville, Md. He was operating a 2002 Suzuki GSX 600 motorcycle. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision.
The other driver is identified as Officer Timothy E. Beall, 31, of the Baltimore Police Department. Beall was operating a marked Baltimore Police Department 2006 Chevrolet Impala patrol car. Beall was wearing his police uniform.
Shortly before 3:00 a.m. today, Maryland State Police at the Golden Ring Barracks were called by the Baltimore City 911 Center and advised that a city officer was behind a motorcycle that was speeding north on I-83. A short time later, Officer Beall called the barracks and, in a brief conversation, said he was behind a motorcycle he believed was stolen. Soon afterwards, State Police were notified by the Baltimore County Emergency Operations Center to respond to a traffic crash on the ramp to southbound Dulaney Valley Road from the Inner Loop of I-695.
Troopers responding to the scene found the crash on the ramp involved the marked patrol vehicle driven by Officer Beall and the motorcycle driven by Holloway-Lilliston. Baltimore County Fire Department units responded to the scene and EMS personnel pronounced the motorcyclist dead at the scene. Holloway-Lilliston was wearing a helmet.
The Maryland State Police CRASH Team responded to conduct a detailed crash investigation. The preliminary investigation indicates the motorcycle was in front of the police car as both proceeded south on the off-ramp. Evidence indicates the vehicles collided and the motorcyclist was ejected from the motorcycle onto the hood of the police car and then onto the roadway. The speeds of the vehicles at the time of the collision have not been determined.
Preliminary information indicates the police officer had witnessed the motorcycle involved in a possible speed contest with a car on Northern Parkway. When the officer attempted to pull the motorcycle over, the driver did not stop and continued north on I-83. Preliminary information also indicates Officer Beall was the only police officer involved in following the motorcycle. No other police units from the city or other police agencies were involved.
Holloway-Lilliston had a valid Maryland driver’s license, but he did not have a motorcycle license. The motorcycle he was operating was displaying tags listed to another motorcycle. The motorcycle was not reported stolen.
No charges have been filed at this time. A detailed accident reconstruction is being conducted by the Maryland State Police CRASH Team. The completed investigation will be forwarded to the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office for review.
The investigation is continuing.
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hopes hes cleared. dont run from the cops. pretty simple
ReplyDeleteSo, the cop ran into the motorcycle?
ReplyDelete@9:46 "dont run from the cops" Yeah! cause they will run you over and kill you!
I would like to be positive and think that the motorcycle lost control and because of the lack of distance between the two vehicles, the office ran into him by accident.
its pretty simple yes dont run from the police.several things could happen but i can guarantee that 1 thing will always happen 1 you can hurt some innocent person worst case a child 2 you can hurt yourself 3 you can hurt a policeman but you will always get caught.the best case scenario happened here only the bad guy got hurt.unfortunately he lost his life but life is full of bad decisions and learning experiences he obviously made bad choices before in his life and did not learn from them.the police are just doing their job and that is to protect.sometimes they also make mistakes but take some time to realize why theyre in the situation to begin with.honestly sit back for a second and think everything is going to hell youre heart is racing youre scared exited and nervous all at the same time now you have to make an important decision in sometimes less than a second could you do it?
ReplyDeleteThis is all of the motorcycle drivers fault. If he would have stopped, he would have received a couple of tickets and would be alive to talk about it. When are these people going to learn?
ReplyDeleteNone of you makes any sense. Maybe because you didn't know Haines. Okay, so he ran from a police officer. Police Officers have rules too. In this case a city officer ignored his jurisdiction and chased my friend Haines Holloway from the city to the county after he was repeatedly told to cease the chase. My friend lost his life and no one can bring him back. Let's see if your opinion changes after a police officer kills one of your family members or friends. Smh!
ReplyDeleteObviously you guys have no sympathy for Haines family or just plain rude. I knew Haines personally and as far as you all comments about him being a bad guy, he's far from that. Yes he should have stopped but the officer should have followed orders and my friend would still be alive. Jerks
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