Crime & Safety

Severn Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Anne Arundel Police

A driver pulled into a Severn intersection to turn left, and a motorcyclist crashed into the car. Police said the biker was killed.

A driver pulled into a Severn intersection to turn left, and a motorcyclist crashed into the car. Anne Arundel County Police said the biker was killed Tuesday night.
A driver pulled into a Severn intersection to turn left, and a motorcyclist crashed into the car. Anne Arundel County Police said the biker was killed Tuesday night. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)

SEVERN, MD — A Severn motorcyclist was killed in a crash Tuesday night with a car as that driver tried to turn at an intersection, according to Anne Arundel County Police.

The accident happened about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Telegraph Road (MD 170) and Buckingham Place in Severn.

A 2004 Acura TSX sedan was eastbound on Buckingham Place, facing a flashing red signal. A Kawasaki motorcycle was southbound on Telegraph Road, facing a flashing yellow signal. The Acura entered Telegraph Road intending to turn left. The motorcycle struck the Acura in the intersection, police said in a news release.

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The driver of the 2023 Kawasaki ZX-6R motorcycle — Lucas Giovanni Ross, 20, of Severn — was taken to an area trauma center, where he was later pronounced dead, authorities said.

The driver of the Acura — James Wang, 40, of Nottingham — was not hurt.

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