Police: Driver Pulled Over on BW Parkway, Kills Himself

The Baltimore-Washington Parkway was closed for hours Saturday night after a driver who was being pulled over by police apparently killed himself alongside the roadway, police said.

The incident happened near Riverdale Road. 

The northbound lanes of the parkway between Maryland Route 410 and the Beltway reopened about 10:30 p.m., but the incident forced traffic to detour onto side streets.

Cars were backed up for miles. Some drivers said they were stopped for at least 45 minutes as traffic was re-routed.

Sgt. Anna Rose of the U.S. Park Police said she was first made aware of the incident at 6:40 p.m., and road closures quickly followed.

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