A 7-year-old boy is dead after his family’s vehicle was struck by another car while pulled over on I-83 on Saturday morning, Maryland State Police said.
The victim was identified as Brian Smith III, of New York state.Police said their preliminary investigation determined the family of five was traveling southbound on I-83, north of Belfast Road, around 6:15 a.m. when their vehicle pulled to the shoulder so the father could tend to a child in the backseat.
Another vehicle struck the rear of their car. Its driver was identified by police as William Blake, 20, of Reisterstown. Police said charges were pending. Blake was not injured.Brian and his father were transported to a hospital by a motorist who pulled over to help.
His mother as well as a 9-month-old infant and 9-year-old girl were transported by ambulance to Johns Hopkins Hospital, police said.The cause and contributing factors of the crash remain under investigation, police said. They do not believe alcohol was a factor.