Trucker Hospitalized, Ticketed After Tanker Overturns On Severn River Bridge: Report

Editor's Note: This story was last updated Monday at 4:35 p.m.

ANNAPOLIS, MD — The driver of a tanker truck that overturned Monday on the Severn River Bridge was taken to shock trauma for serious injuries and given two traffic tickets, a report said.

Dan Belson, a journalist for The Capital, broke the news after the crash stymied bridge traffic for about 6.5 hours.

Belson did not mention the specific citations issued to the driver. The Maryland court database does not yet list the tickets either.

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration announced the traffic hazard at 6:13 a.m., noting that all lanes of the Severn River Bridge were closed in both directions. Photos of the traffic are posted here. The bridge was completely reopened by 12:39 p.m.

The State Highway Administration originally said the truck was hauling 10,000 pounds of propane. The Maryland Department of the Environment later told Belson that the tanker was really carrying 35,000 pounds of butane.

Crews stood the truck upright, towed it away and started burning its contents near U.S. Route 50 and Jennifer Road in Annapolis. This is a safe and controlled process. The fire department asked passersby to not report the burning to 911.

The road closures also affected Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

AACPS canceled Monday's in-person classes at schools in the Broadneck cluster. The school system moved these classes online for synchronous instruction. These real-time classes started on a two-hour delayed schedule.

Only schools in the Broadneck cluster had virtual classes Monday. All other schools were open for in-person instruction.