MARCH 21, 201
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
Three people are now confirmed dead
following Saturday’s multi-vehicle accident on Route 50 in Anne Arundel
County.
Susannah Badders, 19, and Jason P. Simpkins, 19, were flown
to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center after the collision. Maryland
State Police say Susannah Badders and Simpkins were pronounced
dead Sunday.
Badders’ father, 63-year-old Raymond Badders, was pronounced
dead at the scene of the crash.
Maryland State Police said Raymond Badders was a passenger
in the rear seat of a Toyota Corolla driven by Susannah Badders. Simpkins was
seated in the front passenger seat.
On Saturday, troopers said the crash happened when a Nissan
X-Terra, driven by Travis M. Ala, swerved into the Corolla, causing the vehicle
to overturn and collide with another vehicle. The X-Terra is registered to the
Takoma Park Police Department, where Ala is employed. He was off-duty at the
time of the crash, and officials said Sunday that he is on administrative
leave.
No charges have been filed at this time. The investigation
is ongoing.
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ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
One person is dead and several others
were injured after an accident on Route 50 in Anne Arundel County on Saturday
afternoon.
The accident closed the highway for nearly six hours
and caused significant delays.
The crash occurred on the eastbound lanes of Route 50 near
Route 665/Aris T. Allen Boulevard around 2:45 p.m. Maryland State Police say
the driver of a 2011 Nissan X-Terra, driven by Travis M. Ala, swerved into a
2007 Toyota Corolla, causing the vehicle to overturn and collide with another
vehicle.
A passenger in the rear seat of the Corolla, identified as
Raymond Badders, 63, of Manchester, Maryland, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle, Badders’ daughter, and another passenger were
flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. The extent of their
injuries is unknown. The medevac lifted off the highway around 3:30 p.m.
Maryland State Police say the vehicle that Ala was driving
is registered to the Takoma Police Department, where Ala is employed. He was
off-duty at the time. Ala was transported by ambulance to Anne Arundel County
Medical Center, where he was treated and released.
An accident occurred earlier Saturday afternoon, causing
delays on the eastbound lanes of Route 50 near Route 450 in Parole. Police say
Ala apparently did not observe the backup in time to allow him to stop. He
swerved into the merge lanes from Interstate 97, where he collided with the
Corolla that was stopped in heavy traffic.
Traffic on Route 50 East and Interstate 97 South was
diverted toward Riva Road past the accident investigation during the afternoon.
The backup on Route 50 extended from Route 424 toward the accident at Aris T.
Allen Boulevard, over six miles. The highway was reopened at 8:30 p.m.
No charges have been filed. A detailed crash investigation
and reconstruction will be conducted by the State Police Crash Team.
Source: http://wtop.com
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UNITED STATES STILL HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST ROAD ACCIDENT DEATH AND INJURY RATES IN THE WORLD: 34,000 DIE AND 2.5 MILLION INJURED EACH YEAR.
Despite the improvements in road safety, the United States has one of the highest death rates at about 1 person dead per 10,000 people. Unfortunately, only undeveloped countries have higher death rate.
Some states, such as Texas and West Virginia (sorry, WV, despite your tremendous progress in traffic safety, you are still at the top of the worst-death-rate list) have death rates of nearly 1.5 percent, i.e., fifty percent more people die compared to the national death rate.
Approximately 34,000 people are getting killed each year. In the 1950s and 1960s, about 55,000 people used to die on the roads – so, there has been improvement in the number of dead.
However, the number of injured is rising. Roughly 2.5 million are injured (yes, you read it correctly – 2.5 million injured) per year. That is, 1 percent (1%) of the population that is eligible to drive is injured every year.
It is worse than a war zone out there. So, please be safe and be on the lookout for weaving-through-the-traffic drivers, crazy drivers, reckless drivers, sick drivers, medical-condition drivers, sleepy drivers, negligent drivers, stupid drivers, careless drivers, drunk drivers, speeding drivers, drugged drivers, texting drivers, talking-on-the-phone drivers, looking-at-the-GPS drivers, hurry-hurry drivers, tailgating drivers, upset drivers, eating-while-driving drivers, putting-the-lipstick-on-while-driving drivers, and so on.