BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal three-vehicle crash that occurred overnight on I-695 in Baltimore County.

At just after 12:45 a.m. on Friday, September 16 troopers from the Golden Ring Barrack responded to the outer loop of I-695 at Edmondson Avenue for a report of a multi-vehicle crash.

According to a preliminary investigation, a vehicle struck the side of a backhoe that was being escorted by two pickup trucks from the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration. The vehicle then struck the rear of the front pickup truck.

The driver of the vehicle, Quiana Yvette Washington, 39, of Baltimore, was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported as a result of the crash.

The outer loop of I-695 was shut down for about six hours following the crash. The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.

The incident remains under investigation.

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