NORTH EAST, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal three-vehicle crash that occurred Saturday evening in Cecil County.

The crash happened on the northbound side of I-95 in North East, Maryland, at just after 6:50 p.m. on Saturday.

The police department said that 18-year-old Gage Myers from New Jersey was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Sonic, which rear-ended a 2016 Toyota Highlander. The Highlander then rear-ended a 2022 Toyota Rav4.

At the scene, Myers was pronounced dead by emergency medical personnel. A 19-year-old female passenger in the Chevrolet was transported by Delaware State Police helicopter to Christiana Medical Center in Delaware for treatment of her injuries.

The driver, an adult female, and a juvenile male passenger in the Toyota Highlander were transported by Maryland State Police helicopter to Johns Hopkins Hospital for treatment of their injuries. A female juvenile passenger in the Toyota Highlander was transported by ambulance to Nemours Children’s Hospital in Delaware for treatment of her injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation. The crash closed the northbound side of I-95 for almost four hours.

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.

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