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A fatal accident closed all southbound lanes of I-495 South near Route 50 in Maryland early Tuesday, but two lanes were reopened by 5:30 a.m.
Maryland State Police said all lanes would be open shortly.
The accident occurred just after 3 a.m. when a vehicle traveling on a ramp from the inner loop of the Beltway onto eastbound Route 50 hit the guardrail. The man, Identified as Christopher Jarrell Wood, got out of the car after the accident, police said, and apparently jumped off the overpass into on coming traffic on I-495.
Police in Maryland are investigating a crash in which two drivers — one a Utahn — died in Gaithersburg.
Montgomery County police say it happened Saturday around 7 p.m. Police say a preliminary investigation indicates the driver of an Acura TL was on Quince Orchard Boulevard turning left onto eastbound Quince Orchard Road when a Dodge Durango hit the Acura.
The driver of the Acura was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the Dodge was transported to a hospital where he died. Police say neither driver was wearing a seatbelt.
Hundreds of accidents occurred across the Baltimore region Friday morning as freezing rain caused icy conditions during the morning commute, according to local emergency officials.
A bulk of the problems were in Anne Arundel County.
One accident involving a vehicle striking a utility pole closed Route 50 in both directions at St. Margaret's Road in Arnold about noon, the State Highway Administration said.
The road reopened about 12:50 p.m. after Comcast crews worked to carry an electrical wire back over the highway, said David Buck, a SHA spokesman.
A 70-year-old woman was fatally struck on the Suitland Parkway in Forestville early Friday morning.
Police say the victim, an elderly woman, was crossing the Parkway around 5:45 a.m. when she was struck. The driver, who police say had a green light, stayed on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. Authorities say the victim was walking in an area where it is illegal to do so.