A 52-year-old woman died Thursday morning after her SUV collided with a garbage truck at the intersection of York Road and Lincoln Street in Timonium, according to Baltimore County Police. The crash happened around 6:55 a.m. and sent the woman, identified as Reina Santosochoa, to an area hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
Santosochoa was driving a 2011 Honda Pilot when it collided with the garbage truck, according to a preliminary investigation cited by WBFF. The condition of the garbage truck driver has not been released, and police say the crash remains under investigation. Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department's specialized Crash Team, a unit deployed across the county for fatal and serious-injury vehicular incidents, responded to the scene and are leading the crash reconstruction, according to Nottingham MD.
What Investigators Still Don't Know
What Investigators Still Don't Know Police have not detailed what factors contributed to the collision or whether any garbage-truck occupants were injured, according to Perry Hall Patch. Emergency responders were dispatched immediately after the report came in early Thursday, the outlet's report notes. No further details about a cause have been made public as of this writing.
The crash unfolded along a busy suburban commercial strip near major local landmarks in Timonium, including the Maryland State Fairgrounds and the MTA Light RailLink station. The intersection sits along a stretch of York Road — designated Maryland Route 45 — a 30-mile, state-maintained highway overseen by the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration that runs from downtown Baltimore north through Lutherville, Timonium, and Hunt Valley to the Pennsylvania border, according to Wikipedia.
Police Investigate the Crash
Baltimore County Police are investigating the crash.
Notably, Maryland's 2025 Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment had already designated key segments of York Road in Baltimore County as priority corridors requiring ongoing traffic safety and infrastructure evaluations, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Federal highway guidelines require state agencies to identify high-risk arterial corridors in an effort to reduce severe collisions.
A Crash Amid Improving Statewide Numbers
Thursday's fatality comes even as Maryland has been posting its best traffic safety numbers in years. Statewide motor vehicle fatalities fell 18 percent in 2025 to 480 deaths, the first time annual roadway fatalities in the state dropped below 500 since 2014, according to MDOT. As of mid-October, Maryland has recorded 336 roadway fatalities so far this year, compared with 395 at the same point in 2025, per Zero Deaths MD, which tracks daily fatality data under the state's Vision Zero initiative.
The involvement of a heavy commercial vehicle also echoes a broader national trend. Fatal crashes involving large commercial vehicles nationwide increased 64.1 percent between 2009 and 2023, with multi-vehicle collisions accounting for 60.7 percent of all fatal truck crashes in 2023, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data cited by truckaccidents.com. Federal crash safety analysis has pointed to the size and mass disparities between passenger cars and commercial vehicles as a critical factor in how severe these crashes turn out to be.
Thursday's crash marks the latest serious incident to draw attention to the York Road corridor, which has also seen public safety incidents this year, including a York Road shooting that triggered a Towson University shelter-in-place. No further details about Thursday's crash, including a possible cause or charges, have been released. Baltimore County Police say the investigation is ongoing.
