A 25-year-old Severn man is fighting for his life at a Baltimore trauma center after police say he was speeding on his motorcycle with no headlight and no helmet when he slammed into an SUV turning into a Dunkin' parking lot Wednesday night.
The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Annapolis Road and Parkside Boulevard in Severn, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, which logged the collision as Incident Report #26-729763 and said Western District officers responded to the scene. Police said the motorcyclist was traveling east on Annapolis Road at a high rate of speed when a 57-year-old Baltimore woman driving a 2016 Ford Escape began turning left into the Dunkin' in the 2700 block of Annapolis Road, according to DailyVoice. The motorcycle struck the Escape, and police identified it as a 2020 Dong Fing CSR.
The rider suffered life-threatening injuries and was flown to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, the outlet's report states. The facility serves as Maryland's designated Primary Adult Resource Center and includes a specialized 13-bed Trauma Resuscitation Unit, according to background compiled by the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The Escape's driver was carrying a 38-year-old Severn woman as a passenger; police did not report either woman as injured in the crash.
No Helmet, No Headlight Complicate the Case
Investigators say the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, and his motorcycle was being driven without its lights on. Under Section 21-1306 of the Maryland Transportation Code, all motorcycle operators and passengers statewide are required to wear Department of Transportation-approved headgear and eye protection, with violations classified as a misdemeanor carrying fines up to $500, according to Price Benowitz LLP. Separately, Maryland Transportation Code §§ 22-201 and 22-226 require all motor vehicles, including motorcycles, to display illuminated headlamps at night or in reduced visibility, per a legal summary published on Westlaw.
Those two violations could shape how investigators and prosecutors ultimately assign fault. Maryland's left-turn statute, Transportation Code § 21-402, generally places the duty to yield on drivers turning across oncoming lanes.
Crash Reconstruction Team Called to the Scene
The Anne Arundel County Police Crash Reconstruction Team was called to process the scene. Investigators are still working to determine what led to the collision, and the case remains a developing story.
Part of a Wider Spike in Maryland Motorcycle Deaths
The Severn crash lands amid a troubling statewide trend. State police figures posted to the Zero Deaths Maryland dashboard showed that by August 18, motorcycle fatalities in Maryland had already reached 51 deaths, surpassing the 49 motorcycle deaths recorded across all of 2025, according to the Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers blog. That spike stands in contrast to Maryland's overall roadway safety numbers this year: the state recorded 298 total highway fatalities year-to-date as of Thursday, down from 353 during the same period in 2025, according to Zero Deaths Maryland.
Annapolis Road is in Anne Arundel County. The Severn crash involved a motorcycle and an SUV.
