Three Killed In Cecil County Crashes Monday: Police

CECIL COUNTY, MD — Three people died and several others were injured in crashes Monday on Cecil County highways, according to Maryland State Police. All three crashes involved tractor-trailers, authorities reported.

The day began with a tractor-trailer crash that required the closure of Interstate 95 north at North East. From about 3 to 9 a.m., officials said I-95 was closed to northbound traffic before the exit for MD 272/North East Road.

During that closure, a secondary collision occurred on I-95 north that was fatal.

Amy B. Spencer, 56, of Colora, was killed in a chain-reaction crash on I-95 north past the exit for MD 222 around 6:30 a.m., police said.

Traffic had been stopped because of the earlier crash on I-95 north, but a tractor-trailer failed to slow down and caused the multi-vehicle wreck, according to investigators.

Multiple people were hospitalized from the crash near Perryville, police said:

• A man was taken Christiana Hospital in Delaware.
• The driver and passenger of the tractor-trailer were taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital.
• The driver and passenger of another vehicle were taken to Union Hospital in Elkton.
• The driver of a fourth vehicle was taken to Harford Memorial Hospital.

The Susquehanna Hose Company reported it was called to the wreck.

The five-vehicle crash cleared before 1 p.m., authorities said, after snarling traffic on I-95 north for hours.

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US 40 was the suggested alternate route during the closures on I-95.

On Monday afternoon, police said a crash in US 40 in Cecil County resulted in two additional deaths.

The two-vehicle crash shut down Route 40 around noon, according to authorities.

A tractor-trailer and a car crashed on Route 40 between Principio Parkway and West Old Philadelphia Road, the Maryland State Highway Administration reported.

Police said the driver and backseat passenger in the car were pronounced deceased at the scene, while the front-seat passenger was taken by medevac to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

Before 1:30 p.m, officials said Route 40 was closed except the right westbound shoulder due to the response and investigation.

According to police, the car tried to cross Route 40 when it was hit by a tractor-trailer going west. The victims have not been identified pending next-of-kin notification.

The incident had cleared around 5 p.m., state transportation officials reported.

See the latest lane closure information from state transportation officials.