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Mohamud Ali, 35, and James Benge, 22, killed, and Kim Benge, 57, injured in wrong-way crash between passenger car and tractor trailer on Interstate 70 in Hancock, Maryland

Modified Date: 
Fri, 06/21/2019 - 10:34am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, August 4, 2015

2 Dead, 1 Hurt In Wrong-way Crash OnI-70

Maryland State Police say two people are dead and one person is injured following a wrong-way crash on Interstate 70 near Hancock. Shipley says the male driver of the tractor-trailer and a male who was in the car were killed when the westbound car hit the truck in eastbound lanes at about 2:30 a.m. The truck then hit a bridge abutment. He says a female who was in the car is being treated at the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown.

Truck driver, car passenger killed in crash on I-70

A passenger in the car, 22-year-old James Benge of Fruitland, Maryland, also died in the crash. Police say 35-year-old Mohamud Ali of Eagan, Minnesota, died after the tractor-trailer he was driving hit a passenger car traveling west in the eastbound lanes about 2:30 a.m. Police say they expect to reopen the eastbound lanes by 2 p.m., nearly 12 hours after the crash. His mother, 57-year-old Kim Benge of Fruitland, was driving the car. 
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death

After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?

Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.

Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Wrong-way Crash, Special Circumstances - Commercial Vehicle
People Involved: 
Mohamud Ali
James Benge
Kim Benge
Roadway: 
Interstate 70
City: 
Hancock, MD
County: 
Washington County, MD
Area: 
Washington, DC

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