Middle River Crash Victims Identified

Baltimore County police have released the identities of individuals in a one-car crash in Middle River Sunday that killed two of the car's passengers and seriously injured its driver and another person.

At 6:27 a.m. April 21, police and fire units were dispatched to the intersection of Martin Boulevard and Pulaski Highway (Rt. 40) for a report of a crash with injuries, according to public safety spokeswoman Cpl. Cathy Batton.

Upon arrival, public safety personnel found a 2013 Ford Mustang on its roof, according to Batton.

Passengers Emil Antonio Vargas, 29, of the 300 block of Endsleigh Avenue in Middle River, and Josseline Rico-Hernandez, 25, of the 9700 block of Matzon Road in Middle River, were pronounced dead at the scene, Batton said in a statement.

The driver, Jorge A Estrada Hernandez, 22, of the 300 block of Congressional Court, was taken to the University of Maryland's R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center with serious injuries.

A fourth occupant, a 25-year-old man, was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center with injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening.

Police crash investigators have determined that the Mustang was traveling eastbound on Pulaski Highway at a high rate of speed when its driver drove onto a raised concrete median strip, according to Batton. The car struck a sign post on the median and then struck the support pillar to the bridge overpass for Martin Boulevard, causing the car to flip over onto its roof and slide some distance.

Citations for alcohol-related traffic offenses were issued to the driver, according to Batton.

The crash remains under investigation and will be reviewed by the State's Attorney's office, according to Batton.