Woman Hospitalized After I-83 Accident

A woman was sitting in her broken down car in the right lane of Interstate 83 Wednesday when another driver struck her from behind, according to a fire department official.

The woman was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries due to the incident.

The accident occurred just before 9 p.m., spokesman Capt. Ross Cooke said. All northbound lanes were blocked off as police officers and firefighters cleared the area.

Firefighters from the Lutherville Volunteer Fire Company pulled the woman, who from trapped, from her sedan. 

All lanes remained closed as of 9:30 p.m. For up-to-the-minute information regarding Maryland roads, readers should follow @mdtraffic on Twitter.