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11-08-2008, 14:06
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STEVENSVILLE -- Drivers using the Bay Bridge on Monday face the aftermath of a Sunday crash that saw a tractor-trailer plunge off the Bay Bridge and into the Chesapeake Bay. The rig remains in the water as officials work to clean up the scene.
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The driver of the tractor-trailer was killed.
The tractor-trailer fell about 30 to 40 feet into shallow water at about 4 a.m. Sunday. Two other people were seriously injured in the three-vehicle accident, officials said.
The man who died was identified as John Robert Short, 57, of Willards, Md. Medics said that Candy Lynn Baldwin, 19, of Millington, Md., and Trisha Ann Michele Carrigan, 21, of Quincy, Cal., were both injured and taken to Shock Trauma.
Baldwin was driving a Chevrolet Camaro with Carrigan as a passenger, officers said. Two other people were involved in the crash but were uninjured.
The accident on the eastbound span closed that bridge and traffic was diverted to the westbound span, which had been closed for maintenance.
The 18-wheeler, which was upright with its top visible in about 10 feet of water, had been traveling westbound when the accident occurred. It collided head-on with another vehicle, police said.
Mountaire Farms, a poultry processing company based in Selbyville, Del., owns the truck, said company spokesman Roger Marino.
"It is a tragic loss for the Mountaire family, because it is a close-knit company. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family," Marino said. "We will be assisting the authorities as we wait for more information."
Kellie Boulware of the State Highway Administration advised drivers heading to the Eastern Shore to take other routes.
"It's a slow-moving process, people are getting through, but it's going to be a while," Boulware said Sunday.
Crews also worked to contain a spill from the truck's diesel fuel tank.
The scenic four-mile bridges, which peak at about 186 feet, are a major artery to the Delaware and Maryland beaches. The eastbound span opened in 1952 and the parallel structure opened about 20 years later.
Vikram Virk of Ocean City, who was driving a U-Haul truck for a friend's move, was stuck in traffic at about noon near exit 24 for Rowe Boulevard. He told The Baltimore Sun he didn't know about the crash when he headed east to the bridge.
"It's just a problem and a hassle," he said
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Always had my doubts about the rails on those bridges whether they'd hold or not. Now we know. I deal with Mountaire every day, got two trucks loading for them today.
STEVENSVILLE -- Drivers using the Bay Bridge on Monday face the aftermath of a Sunday crash that saw a tractor-trailer plunge off the Bay Bridge and into the Chesapeake Bay. The rig remains in the water as officials work to clean up the scene.
Watch: Monday A.M. Report
Sign Up: Traffic Pulse Alerts
The driver of the tractor-trailer was killed.
The tractor-trailer fell about 30 to 40 feet into shallow water at about 4 a.m. Sunday. Two other people were seriously injured in the three-vehicle accident, officials said.
The man who died was identified as John Robert Short, 57, of Willards, Md. Medics said that Candy Lynn Baldwin, 19, of Millington, Md., and Trisha Ann Michele Carrigan, 21, of Quincy, Cal., were both injured and taken to Shock Trauma.
Baldwin was driving a Chevrolet Camaro with Carrigan as a passenger, officers said. Two other people were involved in the crash but were uninjured.
The accident on the eastbound span closed that bridge and traffic was diverted to the westbound span, which had been closed for maintenance.
The 18-wheeler, which was upright with its top visible in about 10 feet of water, had been traveling westbound when the accident occurred. It collided head-on with another vehicle, police said.
Mountaire Farms, a poultry processing company based in Selbyville, Del., owns the truck, said company spokesman Roger Marino.
"It is a tragic loss for the Mountaire family, because it is a close-knit company. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family," Marino said. "We will be assisting the authorities as we wait for more information."
Kellie Boulware of the State Highway Administration advised drivers heading to the Eastern Shore to take other routes.
"It's a slow-moving process, people are getting through, but it's going to be a while," Boulware said Sunday.
Crews also worked to contain a spill from the truck's diesel fuel tank.
The scenic four-mile bridges, which peak at about 186 feet, are a major artery to the Delaware and Maryland beaches. The eastbound span opened in 1952 and the parallel structure opened about 20 years later.
Vikram Virk of Ocean City, who was driving a U-Haul truck for a friend's move, was stuck in traffic at about noon near exit 24 for Rowe Boulevard. He told The Baltimore Sun he didn't know about the crash when he headed east to the bridge.
"It's just a problem and a hassle," he said
Stay with WBALTV.com and WBAL TV 11 News for updates.
Always had my doubts about the rails on those bridges whether they'd hold or not. Now we know. I deal with Mountaire every day, got two trucks loading for them today.