Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Motorcyclist Killed in Head-On Morning Collision
The driver of a motorcycle was killed after he crashed head-on onto an SUV Saturday morning in Cockeysville.
UPDATED 11:33 a.m. Oct. 27: A man driving a motorcycle was killed Saturday morning after he struck an SUV head-on in Cockeysville.
The man, whose name will not be released until his family is notified, was declared dead at the scene, according to a Baltimore County Police press release.
The driver of the SUV, a Toyota 4Runner, was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center with serious injuries. The passengers in the SUV, an adult female and two juveniles, were taken to other area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
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Police were called to the scene at 7:57 a.m. The investigation found that the motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Shawan Road just east of Beaver Dam Road, and the Toyota 4Runner was traveling westbound on Shawan Road towards Beaver Dam Road. The motorcycle lost control for an unknown reason, crossed the center line and struck the SUV head-on, police said.
The Baltimore County Police Department Crash Team is still investigating the incident.
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