Odenton Man Dies When SUV Slams Into Bridge Support

ODENTON, MD — An Odenton man died Sunday morning when the SUV he was driving slammed into a concrete bridge abutment, according to Anne Arundel County Police.

The one-vehicle accident was reported just after 3 a.m. on MD-100 one mile east of Arundel Mills Circle (MD-713) in Hanover. Investigators say the 2010 Acura ZDX driven by Jose Antonio Rivera, 24, of Bunker Hill Lane, was seen driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of MD-100. A witness tells police the SUV then veered into the median and struck the bridge support.

Police say Rivera, who was wearing a seatbelt, was declared dead at the scene by fire department personnel. His body was taken to the Medical Examiner’s office in Baltimore for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

The preliminary cause of the crash is the driver’s failure to remain right of center. Police are trying to determine why Rivera was on the wrong side of the road. It is unknown if drug/alcohol use contributed to the crash.