Police Chase Snarled Traffic On I-95, Route 100 In HoCo: Report

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Traffic was snarled on highways around Howard County Thursday morning due to a police chase, according to multiple reports. The chase reportedly occurred around 6 a.m., and drivers were still feeling the impact on the roads hours later.

At approximately 6 a.m., officials closed the ramp from Interstate 95 north to MD 100 west so Howard County police could search for three people who led police on a chase, then got out and ran away from their vehicle, according to WUSA 9.

A Maryland State Police helicopter was called in to help with the search for the suspects, WUSA reported.

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By 6:50 a.m., the news station reported all three suspects had been taken into custody.

#UPDATE: It appears the third suspect has been taken into custody. Police starting searching for these suspects on the ramp from northbound I-95 to westbound MD 100 after a chase. pic.twitter.com/mKzPtItacc
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) August 9, 2018

#BREAKING: POLICE CHASE: The ramp from northbound 95 to westbound 100 is SHUT DOWN while police search on foot one suspect who was involved in a police chase. 2 suspects are now in custody. pic.twitter.com/mNhv2zpFru
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) August 9, 2018

Two hours later — at 8:50 a.m. — the ramp from I-95 north to Route 100 west had reopened, according to WBAL.

However, delays remained in the area.

Backups continued on I-95 north in the area of Route 100 to the exit for MD 32.

Image from CHART traffic camera around 9 a.m. Main picture via Shutterstock.