State Police Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision 11/24/19 – Northbound I-270 at MD 85 in Frederick County

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Type of Incident: Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision

Date and Time: 11/24/2019 at 7:45 AM

Location: N/B I-270 at MD 85, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland



Vehicle(s):

Vehicle #1: Blue 2004 Nissan Sentra, MD Tag: 6DC2712

Vehicle #2: Black 2012 Chevrolet Corvette, PA Tag: HVD3549

Vehicle #3: White 2017 Kia Optima, MD Tag: IF0506



Driver(s):

Vehicle #1: Arcides Marquez Machuca, 43 years old from Frederick, MD

Vehicle #2: Roderick Corneliu Jones, 68 years old from Sewickley, PA

Vehicle #3: Lauren Elizabeth King, 37 years old from Adamstown, MD



Victim(s)/Injuries:



Arcides Marquez Machuca was pronounced deceased at 9:20 AM at a local hospital.



Charges: No charges at this time.



Narrative:



On the above listed date and time, the Maryland State Police Frederick Barrack received a report of a three vehicle serious personal injury collision. The Maryland State Police Crash Team is conducting the reconstruction investigation. At this time the investigation has determined that Vehicle #1 was traveling northbound on I-270 in the exit lane for northbound MD 85. Vehicle #1 then swerved back toward the travel lanes of northbound I-270 and struck a guardrail attenuator. Vehicle #1 then lost control and spun into the northbound I-270 travel lanes. Vehicle #2 was traveling northbound I-270 approaching MD 85 in lane 1. The front of Vehicle #2 struck the rear of Vehicle #1. The driver and sole occupant of Vehicle #1 was ejected from the vehicle and later transported by ground. Debris from the initial impact struck Vehicle #3 as it was passing the scene. The drivers and sole occupants of Vehicle #2 and Vehicle #3 were not injured. The driver of Vehicle #1 was pronounced deceased at 9:20 AM at a local hospital.



All lanes of northbound I-270 at MD 85 were closed from approximately 7:45 AM until 12:20 PM. During that time all vehicle traffic was diverted onto northbound MD 85 via Exit 31A.



Contact: Anyone who witnessed the collision may contact the Maryland State Police Frederick Barrack at 301-600-4151.

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