Oct 12, 2008 7:35 am US/Eastern
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash In Howard County
ELKRIDGE, Md. (WJZ) ―
Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in Elkridge.
The accident happened shorty after 7:30 p.m. Saturday on I-95 north of Maryland Route 100.
Troopers from the Waterloo Barracks responded to the scene of the crash involving two motorcycles. The operator of the second motorcycle involved in the crash fled before troopers arrived.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. He was wearing a motorcycle helmet prior to the crash. The body has been transported to the Office of the State Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
The identity of the deceased driver of a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle will not be released until a positive identification and notification to next of kin can be made.
The preliminary investigation indicates that a group of approximately six to eight motorcycles were traveling recklessly at extreme high rates of speed on southbound I-95, when one of the motorcycle operators lost control.
The motorcycle traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck the guardrail in the center median. The impact ejected the operator into the left southbound lane where he was struck by at least two automobiles that stopped and remained at the scene.
As the victim's motorcycle continued back onto the highway, it was struck by a 2005 Suzuki, ejecting that operator from the vehicle.
Witnesses at the scene advised troopers that the operator fled on the back of one the motorcycles traveling with the group. No motorcyclist involved in this incident remained at the scene.
All lanes of southbound I-95 were closed approximately three hours.
Investigators are encouraging anyone who witnessed or may provide information regarding this deadly crash to call the Waterloo Barracks at
410-799-2101.
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