Thursday, June 25, 2015

1 CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED, TRUCK DRIVER INJURED IN I-95 CRASH IN MARYLAND






THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015

Maryland State Police report that a construction worker was struck and killed by a tractor trailer in a work zone on I-95 in Prince George's County overnight.

State Troopers at the College Park Barrack report that the crash happened on I-95 northbound at MD 200, the InterCounty Connector after 1:30 a.m. on Thursday.

Details surrounding the crash have not been released.

State Police have not released the name of the highway worker.

Three lanes of I-95 northbound remain closed at the scene of the wreck while the investigation and clean up continues.

Rush hour traffic is very slow both ways passing the scene.

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WORKER STRUCK, KILLED AFTER TRACTOR TRAILER ENTERS CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I-95 IN MD. AND COLLIDES WITH TWO VEHICLES

By The Associated Press, ABC 7 News, Sam Sweeney
June 25, 2015

Fatal accident on I-95 NB in Md. (Photo: NewsChopper 7/WJLA) 

BELTSVILLE, MD (AP) 

Maryland State Police say a construction worker was killed along Interstate 95 when a tractor-trailer entered a construction zone and struck two vehicles.
Daytime view of the fatal accident investigation scene. (Photo: NewsChopper 7)


Police say the tractor-trailer was northbound near Interstate 200 in Beltsville around 1:30 a.m. Thursday when it hit two vehicles and one vehicle hit a worker. 

Police say that worker, 62-year-old Randy Jury of Halifax, Pennsylvania, was taken to Laurel Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Police say the tractor-trailer driver was also taken to the hospital, but his condition has not been released.

Authorities have been on the scene for several hours investigating the crash and cleaning up the scene. Lane closures have caused significant delays.