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MSP identifies driver killed in dump truck crash on I-95 in Prince George’s County

By Odyssey Fields,

2024-08-23

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. ( DC News Now ) — Maryland State Police (MSP) have released the name of the driver who was killed in a dump truck crash on I-95 in Prince George’s County on Tuesday.

State police told DC News Now that the driver was 37-year-old Oscar Ramos, Jr., of Mountain Rainier, Md.

Details about what led to the crash remain limited; however, on Aug. 20 shortly after 9:15 a.m., troopers responded to the I-95 area on Sandy Springs Road for a single-vehicle crash involving a dump truck.

There, MSP found the wreck off the road and into the woods.

Dump truck off the road after crash on I-95 in Prince George’s County on Aug. 20. (Photo Courtesy: Tim Pruss-MyDrone.Pro)
Dump truck off the road after crash on I-95 in Prince George’s County on Aug. 20. (Photo Courtesy: Tim Pruss-MyDrone.Pro)

Ramos was the only person in the truck, He died at the scene.

MSP said investigators are still working to learn what caused the crash.

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Guest

08-24

Gotta be on point behind the wheel

RealBuck

08-23

He drove fast and now he is a past🐖

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