WHITE MARSH, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred late Wednesday evening in White Marsh.

At around 9 p.m., troopers responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck on northbound I-95 in the Express Toll Lane just past the White Marsh Boulevard exit.

According to a preliminary investigation, a construction worker, identified as Antonio Oneil Payton, 33, of Temple Hills, was attempting to cross the ETL to set up signs in a work zone when he was struck by a tractor-trailer.

Payton, who was wearing reflective clothing, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The tractor-trailer driver remained at the scene.

According to a preliminary investigation, speed and/or alcohol were not factors in this crash. The Maryland State Police Crash Team and the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division also responded to the scene and are assisting in the investigation.

The crash remains under investigation.