Maryland trooper struck by swerving driver on I-270

A driver struck a Maryland State Police trooper on southbound Interstate 270 during Wednesday morning’s commute, sending the officer to Suburban Hospital, police said.

A state police crash team is investigating exactly what happened when Trooper Brian DeHaven was struck at 6:10 a.m. while conducting a traffic stop just before West Montgomery Avenue.



The police said the driver of a 2021 Toyota Venza swerved and struck DeHaven, the state police Ford Explorer and the 2019 Kia that DeHaven pulled over on the left shoulder at Exit 6/West Montgomery Avenue. The state police vehicle had its emergency lights on when DeHaven was struck.

DeHaven was standing between the Jersey wall and the driver’s side of the Kia when he was struck.

The drivers of the Venza and Kia were not hurt, police said.

The High Occupancy Vehicle lane and another left lane remain closed for almost 3 1/2 hours.

 

Colleen Kelleher

Colleen Kelleher is an award-winning journalist who has been with WTOP since 1996. Kelleher joined WTOP as the afternoon radio writer and night and weekend editor and made the move to WTOP.com in 2001. Now she works early mornings as the site's Senior Digital Editor.

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