Woman Killed After Being Thrown From Vehicle, Driver Hit Crossing Road: Police

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal multi-vehicle crash that happened early this morning in Howard County in which a passenger was killed after she was ejected from a vehicle and the driver in another vehicle was injured crossing I-95.

Shortly after 1:30 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Waterloo Barrack responded to southbound Interstate 95 north of Maryland Route 100 for a report of a multi-vehicle crash.

According to a preliminary investigation, a 2016 Porsche Cayenne rear-ended a 2008 Mazda CX-9, which caused both drivers to lose control of their vehicles. A passenger sitting in the rear of the Mazda, identified as Alcira Garcia De Dubon, 50, of Baltimore, was ejected from the vehicle. She was declared dead at the scene. The driver and three other passengers in the Mazda were uninjured.

The driver of the Porsche, identified as Morgan Charles Kelly II, 46, of Columbia, left his vehicle after the initial crash and was standing by the right shoulder guardrail. According to a preliminary investigation, Kelly attempted to cross I-95 and walked directly into the path of a 2019 Honda Odyssey. He was transported by ambulance to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center for treatment of his injuries.

I-95 South was closed for approximately five hours following the crash. The Maryland State Police Crash Team is investigating this incident.