A Virginia woman was killed on the Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway near Joint Base Andrews early Friday while walking, Maryland State Police said. The investigation led to major traffic backups in the Camp Springs area.
Kerri Snead was struck while trying to cross I-495 near Allentown Road about 2:30 a.m., police said. She was pronounced dead on the scene.
Snead was 32 years old.
The driver of the car that hit Snead was injured and taken to a hospital, police said. The vehicle stayed on the scene.
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All Outer Loop lanes were closed after the crash. Lanes remained closed and delays extended past Branch Avenue at 7 a.m., transit officials said.
All lanes were back open later Friday morning.
Backups brought some morning commuters to a near-halt as the crash reconstruction team investigated, and that investigation is expected to take a while.
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Video shows a long line of cars and trucks backed up in the Camp Springs area.
Traffic was being detoured onto Allentown Road.
News4 saw significant backups on Branch Avenue, as well.
First4 Traffic Reporter Melissa Mollet suggested looking inside the Beltway – Branch Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue and I-295 – to avoid the worst traffic.
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