A report of a hit-and-run accident on Interstate 795 on Monday night and yet another report minutes later, this time of a single vehicle accident where the fleeing driver, 33-year-old Marcus Nix III, apparently lost control of his van on the exit ramp to get onto Route 140.
FAMILY SAYS POLICE COULDNFIND THE VICTIM ALTHOUGH HWWAS LOCATED LATER NEAR THESCENE.
WMAR 2 NEWSON THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING HISDEATH.(HAGER ST-UP) 26:30“If policehave questions, certainly sodo Marcus Nixbecause when police couldnfind him the night of thecrash, they found his body thefollowing day” (TRACK)(TRACK) A REPORT OF AHIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT ONINTERSTATE 795 ON MONDAY NIGHTAND YET ANOTHER REPORT MINUTESLATER, THIS TIME OF A SINGLEVEHICLE ACCIDENT WHERE THEFLEEING DRIVERER, 33-YEAR-OLDMARCUS NIX THE THIRD,APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF HISVAN ON THE EXIT RAMP TO GETONTO ROUTE 140.
MARYLAND STATETROOPERS FOUND THE CRASHEDVAN, BUT COULD NOT FIND THEDRIVER.
(SOT)---ElenaRusso/Maryland State Police2:27“The area where thesingle vehicle crash occurredwas searched extensively, notjust by troopers, but byassisting Baltimore Countyofficers.
They even sent outtheir helicopter using theirinfrared equipment and theispotlight and saw nothing”(TRACK) BY THE TIME NIXFIANCEE, ASHLEY LEONARD,RETURNED TO THE SCENE THEFOLLOWING DAY, IT WAS TOOLATE.
SHE SAYS SHE FOUND HISBODY IN A WOODED AREA ACROSSTHE ROAD FROM THE CRASH.(SOT)---AshleyLeonard/Victim“They should have known he wasinjured from looking at thevehicle and the scene.
A lotof times you have adrenaline,youwhatyou walk, you know, notknowing yo”(TRACK) IN FACT, POLICE SAYONE 911 CALLER REPORTED SEEINGSOMEONE WALKING NEAR THE CRASHSEEN ON THE NIGHT OF THEACCIDENT.
(SOT) 11:28“Allthey did was show up at myhouse three times saying,’Ifhe comes here call us.
Contactus,a stack of citations” (TRACKPOLICE SAY THEYTHEIR SEARCHERS AND THEHELICOPTER COVERED THE AREAWHERE NIX WAS ULTIMATELY FOUNDON THE NIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT,AND THEYRESULTS OF AN AUTOPSY IN HOPESTHAT IT PROVIDES SOME CLUE ASTO WHAT HAPPENED.
FOR NIXFIANCEE, ITMYSTERY, AND NOW SHEEXPLAIN TO HIS FIVE CHILDRENHOW HE DIED WHEN NO ONE COULDFIND HIM IN TIME TO SAVE HIM.(SOT) 14:37“I really feellike it could have endeddifferently if they put moreeffort into searching and justdid” (HAGER ST-UP)27:00“If you saw anything onthe night of the crash or youhave any information, whichcould help police, youasked to the Golden RingBarrack at the number410-780-2700.
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