Speeding Trash Truck Plowed Into Arnold Woman's Car, Charges Pending: Police

Pasadena, MD — An Abingdon man driving a speeding trash truck plowed into six cars Thursday in a crash that killed an Arnold woman, authorities said.

Anne Arundel County Police on Friday released the names of the victim and all the drivers involved in the pileup about 2 p.m. on southbound Route 2 (Ritchie Highway) at Jumpers Hole Road.

Numerous witnesses reported the 2001 Mack trash truck driven by Robert Peter Neal, 55, of Abingdon was southbound on Ritchie Highway approaching Jumpers Hole Road. The truck, owned by Bay Area Disposal of Owings, hit the back of a 2014 Honda Accord driven by Janet Ellen Stomps, 44, of Arnold.

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Police say Stomps’ car was stopped with numerous other cars for a red traffic signal.

The force of the crash drove the Accord forward as the trash truck plowed into five other cars. Police say there is no evidence that the truck driver was braking or making any evasive maneuvers at the time of the crash.

Neal was taken to Shock Trauma in Baltimore as a precaution, while Stomps died at the scene. Her body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore.

The preliminary cause of the crash is Neal’s failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision and driving at a speed greater than reasonable and prudent, according to police.

Traffic Safety is handling the investigation and any charges are pending review by the Anne Arundel County state’s attorney.

The other vehicles involved are:

• Vehicle 3: 2008 Honda CR-V driven by Cassidy R. Wolfe, 18, of Pittsburgh, PA; her passenger was Jennifer Boyer, 19, of Pittsburgh, PA; both suffered minor injuries
• Vehicle 4: 2008 BMW 535i driven by Michelle C. Garske, 52, of Severna Park, who suffered minor injuries
• Vehicle 5: 2007 Chevy Uplander minivan driven by James S. Garner Sr., 83, of Pasadena; his passenger was Maryjane L. Garner of Pasadena
• Vehicle 6: 2000 Honda Civic driven by Matthew Ryan Raybin, 22, of Grasonville; his passenger was Rianna L. Giammarco, 30, of Ridgley
• Vehicle 7: 2008 BMW 535xi driven by Owen Leigh Glister, 41, of Severna Park