Ugh, this dope. RT @WTOP: Car driver charged in crash that overturned tanker on I-95 https://t.co/YsS0vIIIeo pic.twitter.com/ajD2QvkzVd
— Chris Russell (@Russellmania980) March 11, 2015
The news in the tweet above came in yesterday following an accident that overturned the biodiesel tanker shown above, spilling fuel and shutting down I-95 in Laurel, Md., on Tuesday. Truck driver William Gorman emerged unhurt from the scene. Here’s local WTOP radio’s description of how it happened:
The police say that [Christopher] Rhodes’ Ford Focus abruptly changed lanes on southbound 95 near Md. 198 at about 10:30 a.m. and struck a Chevrolet Malibu driven by Jamie Smith, 34, of Aberdeen, Maryland. William Gorman, 32, of Westminster, Maryland, driving the tanker, tried to avoid both cars, but hit the Focus, turning over and in the process sideswiping a Nissan Altima driven by Ryan Keiser, 24, of Reisterstown, Maryland.
Catch a slide show of the scene and more from WTOP at this link.
23-year-old Rhodes, ultimately, was charged with “following too closely, reckless driving, an unsafe lane change and failure to control speed to avoid a collision,” the station reported.
