UPDATE: 1 Dead After Car Goes Airborne From I-95 To I-195

UPDATED (3:12 p.m)—A Harford County man was killed Thursday morning when his car went airborne off Interstate 95 and landed on Interstate 195.

According to a news release from Maryland State Police, the crash took place shortly afer 7 a.m., when a 2006 Ford Focus struck the left guardrail on northbound I-95. It went airborne, landing in the eastbound lane of I-195, striking a 2002 Chevy Suburban.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known, and the incident remains under investigation.

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Kenneth L. Kirst III, the driver of the Ford, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Kirst, 20, resided in the 200 block of Spry Island Road in Joppa.

Kirst was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, police said.

The driver of the Chevy sustained serious injuries and was transported by Baltimore County ambulance to Maryland Shock Trauma, police said. Police said he is in stable condition.

Police said there were no passengers in either vehicle.

Eastbound Interstate 195 will be closed for several hours for debris clean-up, police said.

For live traffic updates, visit the commute page on Patch.

Anyone who witnessed the crash may contact Maryland State Police Golden Ring Barrack at 410-780-2700.

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