Two-vehicle head-on car crash on Bel Air Bypass: Three dead, two more injured
A horrific two-vehicle head-on crash in Harford County yesterday claimed the lives of three people and injured two others. The crash occurred on the Route 1 Bel Air Bypass near the Harford County Detention Center at Rock Spring Road just before 1:40 p.m. on January 31 and shut down that roadway well into yesterday’s rush hour.
According to the Maryland State Police, a Toyota Rav4 was travelling north on the Route 1 Bel Air Bypass. As the Toyota was traveling over the Route 924 overpass, the driver, Mary Yvonne Mejia, 54, of Bel Air, Maryland, attempted to pass another vehicle when her vehicle crossed into the southbound lane and crashed head-on into a Honda Civic.
The Toyota rolled on its side and caught fire. Three state troopers arrived on scene before firefighters or EMS personnel.
Troopers, who were the first on the scene, used fire extinguishers to slow the fire, and then pulled out three occupants. “The troopers didn’t hesitate. They saw that people were in danger,” said Maryland State Police Spokesperson, Ron Snyder. ~ CBS News in Baltimore
After employing their state police-issued fire extinguishers to slow the blaze, the Troopers then entered the vehicle and pulled out three victims. One of the Toyota victims, Mary Catherine Blosse, 73, of Bel Air, Maryland, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other two victims in the Toyota, Mejia and 53-year-old Victoria Lynn Kendall, were flown to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore for treatment of their injuries.
The driver and the passenger of the Honda, Craig Charles Faunce, 34, and Allison Mae Faunce, 35, both of Joppa, Maryland, were also pronounced dead at the scene.
Route 1 remained closed for about four hours in both directions following the crash. The Maryland State Police Crash Team is investigating the incident. The crash remains under investigation.
For more on the deadly car crash, see the video accompanying this report.
(Source: Maryland State Police)
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