Car strikes back of tractor-trailer on Outer Loop near Wilson Bridge

A car drove into the back of a tractor-trailer that was parked on the shoulder of the Capital Beltway early Tuesday.

Maryland State Police tell WTOP the accident on the Outer Loop happened around 4:40 a.m. just past the Wilson Bridge before Interstate 295.

The driver of the car that struck the trailer was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.The driver of the trailer was not hurt.

Teddy Gelman

Teddy Gelman became Morning Drive Producer in February 2020. Prior to that, he worked as a weekend producer and an assistant producer after joining WTOP in 2018. He’s also filed news stories on-air, anchored sportscasts and produced for the WTOP traffic team.

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