4 Killed In Crash On Route 31 In Carroll County: Sheriff

WESTMINSTER, MD — Four people died in a crash on Route 31 in Carroll County Tuesday afternoon, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. The deceased have not yet been publicly identified as of Tuesday night.

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Three vehicles were involved in the crash in the area of Route 31/New Windsor Road at Old New Windsor Pike before 2:15 p.m., officials said.

The road was shut down until 9 p.m. as investigators reconstructed the scene, according to the Maryland State Highway Administration.

One vehicle involved in the crash was going more than 100 mph and drew the attention of a deputy who was on the way to an unrelated call around 2:12 p.m. in New Windsor, the sheriff's office reported.

The deputy, whose radar clocked the vehicle's triple-digit speed in the area of Route 31 at Medford Road, turned around to try to catch up to the driver when he saw the vehicle fully engulfed in flames, officials said.

Based on the preliminary investigation, authorities said the suspect vehicle was headed east on Route 31 and had passed another vehicle that was going the same direction when the suspect vehicle clipped a gray Infiniti traveling west.

The Infiniti went into an embankment, causing minor damage, and the two people inside were not injured, officials said.

The suspect vehicle — also an Infiniti — lost control and collided head-on with a Cougar Mercury on Route 31 at Old New Windsor Pike, according to the sheriff's office.

Three people inside the Mercury as well as the driver of the suspect's Infiniti were pronounced deceased at the scene, authorities said.

All lanes of Route 31 were closed for investigation into the crash.

Drivers were advised to avoid the area.

Anyone who may have witnessed or who has any information about the crash is asked to contact the Carroll County Sheriff's Office Crash Reconstruction Unit at 410-386-5900.

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