Motorcyclist killed in Upper Marlboro crash involving cow
One man was killed and another was injured in a motorcycle crash involving a cow in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, early Sunday, authorities say. The cow also died. Justin Crosby, of Catonsville, was killed in the crash, Prince George’s County police said Monday. He was 24. Officers responded to the 3400 block of Ritchie Marlboro Road, south of Westphalia Road, at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday. They found Crosby on the side of the road with critical injuries. He was pronounced dead on the scene. A second motorcyclist was found in the roadway with injuries that police said were not life-threatening. Police believe according to an initial investigation that Crosby and the second rider were headed north when the second rider “collided with [a] cow that had wandered into the roadway.” Crosby was able to avoid hitting the cow but appeared to have lost control and crashed into a guardrail. News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox. Anyone with potentially relevant information is asked to contact police. Tips can be left anonymously.
One man was killed and another was injured in a motorcycle crash involving a cow in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, early Sunday, authorities say. The cow also died.
Justin Crosby, of Catonsville, was killed in the crash, Prince George’s County police said Monday. He was 24.
Officers responded to the 3400 block of Ritchie Marlboro Road, south of Westphalia Road, at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday. They found Crosby on the side of the road with critical injuries. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
A second motorcyclist was found in the roadway with injuries that police said were not life-threatening.
Police believe according to an initial investigation that Crosby and the second rider were headed north when the second rider “collided with [a] cow that had wandered into the roadway.”
Crosby was able to avoid hitting the cow but appeared to have lost control and crashed into a guardrail.
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