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4 Injured In Crash On I-795

REISTERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ) ― Four people were injured Tuesday morning in a six-vehicle crash on I-795.

Captain Mike Perry reports the accident occurred when a northbound vehicle crossed the median and struck five southbound vehicles.

The driver of the northbound 1999 Lexus 300 is identified as Antonio Martinez, 44, of Owings Mills.

Martinez was transported by ambulance to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he is currently in stable condition.

The driver of the first southbound vehicle is identified as Douglas A. Rill, 55, of Upperco. He was driving a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu and refused treatment at the scene.

The second southbound vehicle was a 1999 Ford F-350 pickup, operated by John Adams, Jr., 49, of Reisterstown. Adams was transported by ambulance to Sinai Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The third southbound vehicle involved was a 2005 Chrysler 300, driven by Damon E. Secoski, 33, of Hanover, Pa. Secoski refused treatment at the scene.

The driver of the fourth southbound vehicle was Amanda B. Goodacre, 27, of Westminster. She was driving a 1999 Toyota Camry and was transported by ambulance to the Carroll Hospital Center with what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the fifth southbound vehicle is identified as Maryland State Police Crime Scene Technician Danielle M. Goodnow, 26, who is assigned to the Forensic Sciences Division. She was driving a 2002 Chevrolet van, owned by the State Police and used as a crime lab vehicle.

Troopers were dispatched to southbound I-795 about one-half mile south of the Rt. 140 split shortly after 9 a.m. 

The preliminary investigation indicates that for unknown reasons, the northbound vehicle driven by Martinez crossed the grass median of I-795 and traveled into the southbound lanes. Martinez's vehicle first struck Rill's vehicle head-on, then began spinning and successively struck the four other vehicles before coming to rest in the median.

Due to the number of vehicles involved and the size of the crash scene, State Police had to close southbound I-795 for about two hours. Baltimore County Police and State Highway Administration personnel assisted with the road closures and detours. One lane of traffic was able to get by the scene by about 11 a.m. and the entire roadway was reopened shortly after noon.

No charges have been filed at this time.  The investigation continues.

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