March 25, 2005|By Jessica Bylander | Jessica Bylander,Special to baltimoresun.com
A Rosedale area man was struck and killed early this morning on Interstate 795 in Owings Mills after he and the driver of the vehicle he was riding in got into a dispute, during which both men got out and ran along the roadway, according to Maryland State Police.
Authorities said Salvatore Aquia, 26, was struck by a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck around 5:25 a.m. at Mount Wilson Lane as he allegedly ran in and out of traffic, at one point pulling the antenna off a vehicle that swerved and stopped to avoid him and striking the car with the antenna.
Aquia had been traveling south on I-795 with driver Timothy Logan, 30, of Baltimore when Aquia allegedly started an argument with Logan, police said. Logan, who police later charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, then pulled onto the shoulder and began running south along the interstate.
Aquia also left the vehicle and began running in and out of traffic, according to authorities, before he was hit by the tractor-trailer and pickup. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and his body was taken to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy.
Logan was subsequently arrested by investigating officers and charged with DUI. He was taken to the Golden Ring barracks for processing and later released, police said.
The incident forced the closure of the highway's southbound lanes for about three hours, during which traffic was detoured onto Owings Mills Boulevard. The left lane of I-795 north was also blocked during much of the morning commute.
State police said the investigation was continuing.
March 25, 2005, 12:24 PM EST
