WASHINGTON – One person was killed and another was injured in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday night in Anne Arundel County.
The crash occurred along southbound Interstate 97 near Route 648 in Glen Burnie about 8:15 p.m. Maryland State troopers found both the driver and passenger trapped with multiple injuries.
The driver, 21-year-old Rommel Reyes Benitez of Reisterstown, was transported to University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
The passenger, 19-year-old Marcus Moore of Hampstead, was treated for his injuries at聽Shock Trauma in Baltimore.
Police believe that Benitez was speeding and driving recklessly before the crash, which remains under investigation.
