On Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at approximately 4:55 p.m., members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department’s Western District responded to a multiple vehicle crash at MD Route 3 South near the MD Route 32 overpass. The crash caused MD Route 3 to be closed for several hours and involved a total of seven passenger vehicles and one commercial vehicle, described as a 2000 International delivery truck owned by Coffman Trucking and operated by Jason Nathaniel Pagaypya, 36 years of Waldorf. The traffic crash resulted in the deaths of three people. Additionally, six people were taken to area hospitals. Two of the six injured subjects were taken to area trauma centers with what were described as possible life-threatening injuries. The Anne Arundel County Police Traffic Safety Section responded and took over the investigation of this crash. The investigation determined that all of the involved crash vehicles were traveling southbound on Route 3. As the vehicles neared the MD Route 32 overpass, other traffic began to slow down due to the volume associated with the traffic signal at MD Route 175. The International Truck failed to reduce its speed and struck the Toyota Camry from the rear. The initial collision caused a chain […]
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