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Wednesday, June 07, 2017

No Drugs, Alcohol In System Of Wrong-Way Driver In Fatal Route 50 Crash

There were no drugs or alcohol found in the system of the wrong-way driver in a fatal crash on Route 50 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland State Police said.

Toxicology tests reveal no signs of drug or alcohol in the system of 22-year-old Laura Murphy, police said. She was killed in a crash after going the wrong way on Route 50 near Annapolis on May 17.

Murphy was traveling west in eastbound lanes before she struck a vehicle, killing Robert Skidmore, 66, police said. Murphy’s 14-month-old toddler was hospitalized after the crash.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, police said.


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11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow. Very sad.

Rebel Without a Clue said...

Do the phone records show that she could have been distracted? This is terrible. So young.

Anonymous said...

very sad. i would guess that she was either using voice navigation which took her on the wrong ramp at that tricky interchange or she was distracted from texting.

Anonymous said...

It's easy to turn the wrong way on Busch's Frontage Road leaving WaWa. That section should be redesigned immediately so that no one else ever makes the same mistake.

Anonymous said...

sometimes those entryways & exits are confusing the way they're marked.

Anonymous said...

" Anonymous said...

It's easy to turn the wrong way on Busch's Frontage Road leaving WaWa. That section should be redesigned immediately so that no one else ever makes the same mistake.

June 7, 2017 at 4:19 PM"

It's actually not that easy. It's a merge lane so you would have to make a pretty hard left to go the wrong way. It could be she went out the in exit which is west of the WaWa.

Anonymous said...

I was told she had post partum depression and did it on purpose. I hope that is not true. No matter the reason, it's very sad.

Anonymous said...

2:44 PM, 6:28 PM wtf is wrong with you two. you've got nothing better to do than spread disgusting rumors and made up theory's? it's none of your business.

Anonymous said...

7:16, it's everyone's business when innocent people die.

Jim said...

no 7:16 only your business if your family member dies. rumors suck. While I know nothing about this case... people should not speculate after cleared.

Anonymous said...

@ 8:03, it's really not. it won't change anything. but as humans we all are curious what actually happened bc none of it makes sense.