(LOCHERN, MD) — Maryland State Police are continuing their investigation into a wrong way crash on I-695 in Baltimore County early this morning that killed both drivers.
The first victim is identified as Jorene Long, 88, of York, PA. She was the driver and sole occupant of a 2003 Subaru Forester. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The name of the second driver is not being released at this time because family notification has not occurred. Troopers are continuing their attempts to locate and notify family at this time. The victim was driving a 2017 Ford Focus.
According to the preliminary investigation, Maryland State Police at the Golden Ring Barrack received a call just before 2:00 a.m. today reporting a vehicle traveling the wrong way on I-695 at I-795. Moments later, another call was received reporting a crash on the inner loop of I-695 at Liberty Road.
Troopers responded and found two vehicles were involved in the crash. The preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle driven by Long was traveling the wrong way on the inner loop and struck the oncoming vehicle head-on. It is unknown at this time where Long entered the inner loop of I-695 headed in the wrong direction.
Troopers learned from Long’s family that she left her residence yesterday afternoon on an errand. When she did not return home last night, her family reported her missing to police in Pennsylvania.
The Maryland State Police Crash Team is conducting a detailed crash reconstruction. The investigation is continuing.
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3 comments:
88 year old woman from the country driving at 2 am on a major highway, what could go wrong?
And that folks is why elderly people are dangerous driving anything with a steering wheel!
There is a point that drivers licences need to be taken from older drivers, based on a road test and health reports. I have seen too many doing dangerous things. My own grandfather stopped himself from driving in his 70s because he knew he was becoming too sick, he was a very intelligent man.
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