Crime & Safety
Police Investigate Fatality on I-95 in Laurel
Authorities described the incident as a possible suicide.
Update 6:25 p.m.:
WBAL reports that all lanes on northbound Interstate 95 have reopened.
Update: 4:05 p.m.:
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One lane is getting by on the left shoulder of northbound Interstate 95 at Brooklyn Bridge Road in Laurel Sunday afternoon due to a Maryland State Police investigation, said Cpl. Robert L. Payne, a state police spokesman.
No further information was immediately available. State police will have more information on their investigation later this afternoon, Payne said.
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Original post, 3:50 p.m.:
Northbound Interstate 95 is closed at Brooklyn Bridge Road in Laurel while police investigate a possible suicide, Prince George’s County Fire/EMS spokesman Mark Brady said via Twitter.
“PGFD & @HCDFRS handling a possible incident of suicide. A person jumped (?) From Brooklyn Bridge Rd onto NB I-95 in Laurel. Expect delays,” Brady tweeted just after 3 p.m. Sunday.
The road will be closed for an “unknown period of time” while Maryland State Police investigate, Brady said in a subsequent tweet.
Motorists are urged to avoid the area while the investigation continues.
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