Crime & Safety

Dump Truck Tumbles Into Ditch Along Interstate 95 Exit Ramp In Howard County

The driver of a dump truck was injured when the dump truck the individual was in overturned and rolled into the ditch near Interstate 95.

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — One person has been hospitalized after the driver of a dump truck lost control and overturned into a ditch late Friday morning in Howard County near Elkridge, Maryland State Police said.

According to police, state troopers and Howard County fire personnel were called at approximately 11:30 a.m. to the exit ramp from southbound Interstate 95 to eastbound Maryland Route 100. Police said the driver of the dump truck was taken to Shock Trauma with non-life-threatening injuries.

A heavy wrecker had to be brought in to retrieve the truck from the ditch and haul it away from the scene, which required the ramp to be closed for a period of time.

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