WHITE MARSH, MD – The Maryland State Police (MSP) is reporting that MSP is continuing to investigate a fatal two-vehicle crash that happened Sunday in Baltimore County.
Courtney Yvette Dunston, 29, of Baltimore, was pronounced deceased at the scene by Baltimore County Emergency Medical Services.
At about 4:00 AM Sunday morning December 10, 2023, the JFK Memorial Highway Barrack received numerous reports of a vehicle speeding in the wrong direction on Interstate 95 South in White Marsh.
According to a preliminary investigation, a 2009 Acura sedan, driven by Dunston, was traveling north in the southbound lanes on I-95. The Acura eventually crashed head-on with a tractor-trailer near Exit 67. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured. MSP troopers from the JFK Memorial Highway Barrack responded to the crash.
Roads were closed for about five hours. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration, the Maryland Transportation Authority Courtesy Patrols and the Maryland Department of the Environment responded to assist with road closures and clearing the roads. The Maryland State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division also responded to assist with the investigation.
Investigators believe excessive speed and alcohol impairment contributed to the crash.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact Corporal Adam Siemek at .
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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