PIKESVILLE, MD – Maryland State Police responded to three separate fatal motorcycle crashes within 24 hours over the weekend in Anne Arundel, Queen Anne’s, and Charles counties.
An 18-year-old rider, Joseph Maeda Raiger of Alexandria, Virginia, was pronounced dead at the scene after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 97 North near Crownsville in Anne Arundel County. Investigators believe Raiger lost control of his 2020 Yamaha motorcycle before crashing in a median.
In Queen Anne’s County, 21-year-old Cody Morris of Grasonville, Maryland, died in a three-vehicle crash on Route 50 West, north of Route 404 in Queenstown. Emergency services pronounced him deceased at the scene. Preliminary investigation suggests Morris, operating a 2005 Yamaha motorcycle, struck an impact attenuator.
Markese Al-Kwonand Nelson, 44, of California, Maryland, died in a crash in Charles County. Emergency services pronounced him dead at the scene after he lost control of his 2016 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and overturned in a center median on southbound Old Leonardtown Road and Homeland Drive in Hughesville.
These tragic incidents underscore the importance of motorcycle safety awareness for all road users, as lives depend on it.