# An 18-year-old's fatal run on the Beltway

> A crash on the Capital Beltway turned into a chase on foot and a 50-foot drop off an overpass in Kensington.
- Title: An 18-year-old's fatal run on the Beltway · The Banner
- Summary: A crash on the Capital Beltway turned into a chase on foot and a 50-foot drop off an overpass in Kensington. A minor collision with no injuries ended with an…
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- Source: The Banner — https://thebanner.com/community/local-news/i-495-overpass-death-kensington-MWIEHTTH65EL5FIW5LOK7JDEDY
- Author: Antonio Planas
- Published: 2026-09-14T19:56:44.833+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: maryland, capital beltway, kensington, state police, traffic death, news, local
## A crash with no injuries
On Sunday around 7 p.m., a Ford Fusion struck a Chevrolet pickup being towed on the outer loop of the Capital Beltway past Georgia Avenue. Nobody was hurt in the collision.

> There were no reported injuries in that collision
## The driver ran
Witnesses told investigators they saw the driver get out and run from the Fusion. Troopers heading to the scene got reports of a man in gray pants, no shirt, moving north toward the Connecticut Avenue exit.
## A trooper saw him jump
A trooper watched the 18-year-old climb over the railing of the overpass and drop onto Stoney Brook Drive below.

> A trooper saw the man jump over the railing onto Stoney Brook Drive.
## Fifty feet down
The fall from the railing is roughly 50 feet. The trooper tried life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

> The drop from the railing is about 50 feet.
## No name released
Maryland State Police said the person who died was male and 18 years old, but did not immediately release his identity.
## Still under investigation
State police laid out the sequence in a Monday statement and are still working the case, with no explanation yet for why he ran.
## Key takeaway

A minor collision with no injuries ended with an 18-year-old dead after he ran from his car and jumped from a Beltway overpass.