BALTIMORE — A police-involved crash leaves one dead.
It happened at 2:18am in downtown Baltimore. According to the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, an MDTA officer saw an Infiniti sedan going north on I-95.
The officer began to follow the Infiniti as it took exit 55 onto Key Highway to attempt a traffic stop.
However, the driver of the Infiniti did not pull over. Both cars turned west onto E. McComas Street, where the driver of the Infiniti punched the gas.
As a result, the driver lost control, left the roadway, and hit a support pillar under I-95.
The officer gave medical treatment to the driver and passenger of the Infiniti. However, they were both pronounced dead at the scene.
The occupants of the car were later identified as 20-year-old Gabriel Castillo and 22-year-old Ezequiel Eduardo Garcia-Chicas.
The officer was not injured.
The involved officer was later identified as officer Jamal Cofield, who has been with the department for 11 months.
The IID, with assistance from the Maryland State Police Crash Team, is investigating the circumstances leading up to the collision. Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the IID at (410) 576-7070 or by email at IID@oag.state.md.us.
