Christopher Jarrell Wood killed after crashing his car into guardrail and then jumping off overpass into traffic.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:19am
Accident Date: 
Monday, January 20, 2014

1 Dead After 2 Crashes Shut Down Beltway's Inner Loop.

A man was killed after he fell off an overpass and onto the inner loop of the Beltway in Lanham, Md., Tuesday morning.

I-495 South re-opens in Lanham.

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.

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.

He was struck by another vehicle and died on the scene.

Policed said they had not yet identified the man.

People Involved: 
Christopher Jarrell Wood
Roadway: 
I-495 South
City: 
Lanham, MD

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