I-95 Shutdown: Driver Run Over In Harford Hit And Run, Police Say

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — An altercation preceded a crash requiring medevac transport from Interstate 95 near Belcamp Thursday afternoon, according to Maryland State Police.

The victim had been driving from I-695 onto I-95 north when police said he and another driver allegedly got into a nonverbal altercation while driving aggressively.

The victim reportedly pulled onto the shoulder of I-95 north before exit for MD 543 when the other man rear-ended his vehicle, police said. The location was more than 10 miles from where the alleged altercation began.

Officials said that when the victim got out to assess the damage, the other driver assaulted him, then returned to his vehicle and ran him over.

The victim was airlifted to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.

The suspect drove away in a champagne-colored Nissan Maxima that police said should have front-end damage. He was described as a black man who is 200 pounds and approximately 6 feet 2 inches tall.

I-95 was closed in both directions at approximately 2:30 p.m. so that the medevac could land and pick up the victim. Within 10 minutes, traffic on I-95 south was released, while delays persisted for hours on I-95 north.

Backups were approximately 6.5 miles long on I-95 north at 4:30 p.m., when the crash finally cleared after lane closures for cleanup and investigation.

"No one has been arrested or charged with any crimes at this time," police said in a statement Thursday night.

Have information? Call Sgt. Vogt of Maryland State Police at 410-320-4257, extension 318.

PREVIOUS REPORT — Traffic was stopped briefly in both directions on Interstate 95 near MD 543 in Harford County Thursday afternoon due to a crash.

By 3 p.m., traffic had been released in both directions, though backups remained.

The crash occurred on I-95 north near mile marker 79 just before 2 p.m.

Emergency crews converged at the scene, including a helicopter that landed on the highway at approximately 2:28 p.m. and ascended at 2:39 p.m. All lanes were closed on I-95 — north and southbound — during the medevac response.

Transportation officials reopened I-95 south at 2:40 p.m. once the helicopter had departed.

Vehicles were starting to move on the northbound part of the interstate by 3 p.m., where one lane was getting by; the two right lanes and right shoulder remained closed for crash cleanup, according to transportation officials.

Traffic was already stacked up on I-95 north between the exits for MD 24 and MD 543, since the crash caused two of three lanes to close before the helicopter landed.

Backups continued after 3 p.m., with the section of I-95 north of MD 24 looking like a parking lot.

See the latest lane closure information from state transportation officials.

Still shots from CHART traffic cameras.