Posted on 09/24/21
| News Source: WBAL
A man struck early Friday morning on Interstate 83 died, Maryland State Police said.
State police said troopers were called shortly before 2:50 a.m. to I-83 just north of Northern Parkway in Baltimore City for a report of a crash. Police said a man walking across the highway from the median was struck and died at the scene. The driver remained at the scene.
About 20 minutes prior, a ride-share driver traveling north on I-83 called 911 to report an unruly and suspected intoxicated passenger who was physically assaulting him and trying to get him to run off the road, police said. The driver pulled over on I-83 at Ruxton Road and the passenger fled from the vehicle.
Police said the ride-share driver described the passenger to troopers and the description matched that of the deceased victim. The man's identity is being withheld pending notification of family.
Southbound I-83 between Ruxton Road and Northern Parkway was closed for about three hours after the crash.
The crash remains under investigation