Jose Roberto Gomez, 35, killed, after his motorcycle collides with a car on southbound I-95 near Beltsville, ejecting him to the roadway, where he is struck by a tractor-trailer.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:30am
Accident Date: 
Friday, April 11, 2014

Motorcyclist dies in crash on I-95 in Pr. George’s.

A motorcyclist in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Prince George’s County died Saturday evening, Maryland State Police said.

A motorcyclist in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Prince George’s County died Saturday evening, Maryland State Police said.

Jose Roberto Gomez, 35, of Baltimore, was headed southbound on I-95 near Route 212 about 7 p.m., when his Suzuki GSX-R 600 motorcycle struck a Volkswagen going in the same direction, police said. The Suzuki was traveling at a high rate of speed.

Gomez apparently lost control of the Suzuki and was ejected, police said. He landed on a travel portion of the highway and was then struck by a southbound tractor-trailer, police said.

Gomez was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was injured in the crash, but the incident shut down two lanes of traffic for a time. The crash remains under investigation.

People Involved: 
Jose Roberto Gomez
Roadway: 
I-95

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