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ARNOLD, MD – A truck accident on Friday afternoon, August 20, brought commuter traffic to a standstill on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. One person was injured in the rear-end collision which occurred on the bridge that crosses over the Chesapeake Bay near the city of Arnold, MD. The accident area is in the central section of the state about 62 miles west of Dover, Delaware and about 36 miles east of Washington, DC.

Shortly after 4:30 p.m. Friday afternoon a semi trailer truck was traveling west on the Bay Bridge in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. A red Corvette driven by a 24 year old man was directly in front of the 18 wheeler truck. The trailer truck and car were both traveling in the right lane of the bridge.

As the two vehicles crossed the span over the Chesapeake Bay, the red Corvette slowed down in the afternoon commuter traffic. The semi trailer truck was unable to slow or maneuver to avoid a collision and slammed into the back of the smaller vehicle.

The force of the truck accident crushed the red Corvette and trapped the driver inside. According to some witnesses the Corvette was pushed to the edge of the bridge by the impact. Steel beams built in the westbound section of the span may have stopped the Corvette and prevented it from plunging off the bridge into the waters of the Chesapeake Bay.

Local emergency personnel from Anne Arundel County Fire Department arrived at the scene of the truck accident and worked to extricate the driver of the Corvette using the Jaws of Life and other tools. Once freed the driver was stabilized at the scene and then transported by Maryland State Police medical helicopter to Shock Trauma Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. His injuries were described as serious but were not considered life threatening.

The truck driver did not suffer injuries in the collision and the trailer truck was not seriously damaged or disabled in the rear-end truck accident.

MD State Police shut down the westbound lanes of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge while emergency personnel provided aid to the victim and the medical helicopter picked up the man and flew him to the hospital.

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No commuter vehicles were allowed on the bridge for almost two hours while highway crews cleared the wreckage of the car and authorities conducted a reconstruction of the truck accident.

The closures caused significant traffic delays as there were no alternative routes for drivers to take.

No charges have been made at this time and the truck accident remains under investigation.

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