SEVERN, Md. – A high-speed pursuit ended in tragedy early Monday when a car crashed into a vacant house in Jessup, leaving one dead and several others with life-threatening injuries.
The incident began around 12:55 a.m. on May 6, 2024, when a patrol officer observed a speeding vehicle on Annapolis Road near Reece Road in Severn and attempted to stop it. The vehicle fled, and the officer ceased pursuit. Shortly after, a 911 call reported a crash on Jessup Road.
Investigators determined the vehicle, a Lexus IS 350, was traveling at a high speed on Jessup Road when it failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway, and struck a vacant house.
The driver, identified as 26-year-old Trayquan Edward Mckesson of Odenton, along with four passengers, were rushed to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center with serious injuries. Another passenger was transported to the Baltimore Washington Medical Center. A passenger, Julie Michelle Nushawg, 26, of Pasadena, later died at the trauma center.
Other passengers included Diamond Shanae Cole, 22, of Stoney Beach; Jayla Scotlin Smith, 23, of Baltimore; Dominik Lee Maddox, 21, of Upper Marlboro; and De’Andre Lewis-Queen, 23, of Glen Burnie. All are reported to be in serious condition.
The crash remains under investigation by the Anne Arundel County Police Department’s Traffic Safety Section.
We will continue to provide updates as they become available.
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So…the driver wasn’t smart enough to realize they had stopped pursuing them? They deserve At Least(!) involuntary manslaughter.