College Park, MD – A man from La Plata was killed early Friday in a fiery single-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Prince George’s County, sparking a state police investigation and temporary road closures.
According to Maryland State Police, the incident occurred around 3:20 a.m. Friday, when troopers from the College Park Barrack responded to reports of a crash on the ramp from southbound Interstate 95 to southbound Interstate 495. Authorities arrived to find a Lincoln MKZ engulfed in flames in a nearby ravine.
Maryland State Police officials allege that the driver, identified as Kenneth Bowie Jr., 46, of La Plata, Maryland, lost control of the vehicle, which traveled off the roadway, struck a guardrail and an abutment, then crashed into a ravine before catching fire. According to Prince George’s County Fire/EMS personnel, Bowie was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration assisted at the crash site with road closures while emergency crews worked to clear the wreckage and investigate the scene.
The exact cause of the crash remains under investigation, and authorities have not released further details regarding contributing factors.
Anyone with information related to the crash is asked to contact Maryland State Police.
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