Police: Witnesses Say Car Was Speeding Before Crashing on Ritchie Highway

A Pasadena woman was thrown from a Lexus sedan after it struck another car and rolled over on Ritchie Highway early on Saturday. The woman was reportedly not wearing a seat belt.

According to Anne Arundel County police, the incident occurred at 1:20 a.m. Saturday on Ritchie Highway near White Road in Severna Park. Police said there is evidence to suggest that speed, alcohol and failure to obey a traffic device may have contributed to this crash.

Two four-door sedans—a Lexus and a Mercedes Benz—collided near the intersection in the northbound lanes of Ritchie Highway. Witnesses told police the Lexus was traveling north at a high rate of speed when it struck the Mercedes, which was making a left turn from southbound B&A Boulevard onto southbound Ritchie Highway.

Police said a woman riding in the Lexus was ejected from the car and was unresponsive at the scene. Her injuries were deemed life-threatening and she was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, along with the male driver who suffered serious injuries.

The driver of the Mercedes had injuries that were not life-threatening and was transported to Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, according to police.

Anyone with information regarding this incident may contact the Traffic Safety Section at 410-222-8573.