Annapolis,MD : Wrong-way crash kills 2, injures 1 on Route 50 near Annapolis on may, Wednesday 17th 2017

An young Eastern Shore woman was killed Wednesday afternoon and her son was injured after she drove the wrong way onto Route 50 outside Annapolis and collided with oncoming traffic, Maryland State Police said.

The accident also claimed the life of a 66-year-old man from Cape St. Claire.

Laura Ashley Murphy, 22, of Salisbury, died after she drove west in the eastbound lanes of Route 50 near the Ritchie Highway interchange, police said. Her 14-month-old son was in the car with her and was flown to the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Trauma Center with life-threatening injuries.

The vehicle she collided with was being driven by Robert Skidmore, who was flown to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore where he later succumbed to his injuries. The child is still being treated for his injuries, police said Wednesday night.

The crash caused major traffic tie-ups across the Annapolis area, as police shut down both directions of Route 50 and detoured motorists into the city. Drivers from the Eastern Shore to Crownsville were affected as the backup spread.


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Wrong-way crash kills 2, injures 1 on Route 50 near Annapolis