Overview
- Troopers were called just after 8 a.m. Saturday to the Inner Loop of the Baltimore Beltway at Perring Parkway in Parkville.
- James Beckham, 31, of Essex, was taken to a hospital from the scene and was pronounced dead.
- Dante Summers, 26, the driver of a Nissan Altima, was hospitalized with injuries while occupants of the other vehicles were not hurt.
- A preliminary review indicates Beckham’s Nissan Sentra struck the corner of another car, setting off subsequent crashes involving a Nissan Altima and a Toyota RAV4.
- All Inner Loop lanes reopened around 11:30 a.m. after an extended closure as troopers, county emergency crews and highway officials handled the scene, and the Maryland State Police Crash Team is leading the ongoing investigation.