Crime & Safety
3 Fatalities in Tractor-Trailer Wreck on I-95, 2 Identified: Police
BREAKING: Officials gave an update Monday on deadly I-95 crash near Caton Avenue. Owners still need to claim their vehicles, police said.
BALTIMORE, MD — Investigators have identified two of three people who died in the fiery tractor-trailer crash and multi-vehicle pileup that happened Saturday morning on an icy Interstate 95 in Baltimore.
Alfredo Santos Orellana, 38, of Mount Rainier, was in the crash on I-95 near Caton Avenue, and Mehmed Hodzic, 54, of Edgewood, died in the collision on I-95 at Eastern Avenue, officials reported Monday. Hodzic went over the jersey wall in the crash, which authorities said involved 68 vehicles.
The driver of the tractor-trailer has not yet been identified, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority Police.
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Many vehicles remain unclaimed, police said; owners should contact 410-537-1208. They will be asked what vehicle they were driving, if there were passengers in the vehicle and how they can be contacted. Officials are continuing to interview witnesses.
MDTA Police are seeking info from anyone who witnessed or was involved in Saturday's crash on I-95 at Caton Ave. in Balt. Call 410-537-1208 pic.twitter.com/kCHqIyTz3R
— MDTA (@TheMDTA) December 19, 2016
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Still from CHART traffic camera Saturday morning, when I-95 lanes were closed for more than 12 hours.
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