Man Driving Wrong Way Killed In Glen Burnie Crash: Police

GLEN BURNIE, MD — An Ellicott City man died in a two-vehicle car crash that happened early Thursday morning in Anne Arundel County. Shortly before 1:55 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Glen Burnie Barrack responded to a crash at northbound I-97 just south of I-695 in Glen Burnie.

According to a preliminary investigation, a black 2015 Honda Civic driven by Viraj Kishore Raiker, 32, of Ellicott City, was traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-97 when the vehicle collided head on with a 2015 Acura TL. It is unknown where the Honda began driving in the wrong direction, the police department reported.

Raiker was trapped in his vehicle, which was located in the grass off the highway, according to a police report. He was declared dead at the scene. The driver and passenger of the Acura, both men, were transported to the R.A. Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore for treatment of their injuries. Police say that impaired driving has not been ruled out as a factor in this crash. I-97 was closed for an estimated three hours because of the crash. The Maryland State Police Crash Team is continuing to investigate this crash.