Alcohol May Be Factor in Serious I-95 Crash, Police Say

Maryland State Police believe alcohol may be a factor in a crash that injured two people and shut down part of I-95 for several hours. 

The crash happened at 3:21 a.m. Saturday in the northbound lanes of I-95 at MD-200 in Beltsville, Maryland. 

Police say a 45-year-old man driving a GMC Yukon rear-ended a woman's car while both vehicles were in motion. The impact of the crash caused the car to run off the road. 

The driver of the SUV was taken to the hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. The woman was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police believe alcohol may be a factor in the crash.  

All northbound lanes and two southbound lanes were closed for several hours. The lanes have since reopened.  

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