WHITE MARSH — Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in White Marsh on Saturday morning.
Around 7:20 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police JFK Memorial Highway Barrack responded to I-95 South in White Marsh for a report of a pedestrian struck on the roadway.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a tractor-trailer was parked on the right shoulder of I-95.
A pedestrian, now identified as Joseph Russell Thomas II from New York, was attempting to help another truck driver connect a tractor-trailer to a truck when a 2007 BMW 328i crossed the solid white line and hit the trailer and Thomas.
Thomas was wearing a fluorescent vest at the time of the crash. The 52-year-old was transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
I-95 South was partially closed for about three hours following the crash.
