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Early morning crash halts traffic on Inner Loop of I-495

An two-vehicle accident halted traffic on the Inner Loop of I-495 in Montgomery County by Persimmon Tree Lane early Saturday, June 18. (Dennis Foley/WTOP)

A truck struck a car and halted traffic on the Inner Loop of I-495 in Montgomery County by Persimmon Tree Lane early Saturday, June 18. (Dennis Foley/WTOP)

A woman has serious injuries when her car was struck by a truck on the Inner Loop of I-495 by Persimmon Tree Lane early Saturday, June 18. (Dennis Foley/WTOP)

A two-vehicle accident halted traffic on the Inner Loop of I-495 in Montgomery County by Persimmon Tree Lane early Saturday, June 18. (Dennis Foley/WTOP)

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WASHINGTON – An early morning crash on Saturday, June 18, halted traffic on the Inner Loop of Interstate 495 prior to Persimmon Tree Lane.

At around 1:45 a.m., troopers responded to the scene where a International Truck Tractor operated by Daniel Coffrin of Church Road, Virginia, struck a 1999 Honda Civic, operated by Samantha Faye Justice of Hope Mills, North Carolina.

Justice was trying to to accelerate into traffic from the left shoulder when the truck hit her vehicle. She suffered serious injuries and was transported to Suburban Hospital in Bethesda.

Abigail Constantino

Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.