Maryland State Trooper Injured in Work Zone Crash, Pursuing Impaired and Wrong-Way Drivers on I-495 and U.S. 131

A Maryland State Police trooper was rear-ended by a suspected impaired driver in a work zone area along Interstate 495. The trooper was on a traffic detail with his emergency lights activated when the driver in a white Mercedes SUV struck his patrol vehicle. The trooper was transported to Shock Trauma with non-life threatening injuries, while the suspected impaired driver was transported to Suburban Hospital with unknown injuries. Charges against the driver are pending.