A Maryland State Police trooper and another person have ben reported injured after a crash on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway early on Sunday morning.

Police said that the collision happened on Interstate 495 near U.S. Route 1 in College Park, Maryland, shortly after 8 AM.

Police said that trooper First Class Robert Cearfoss had been parked on the shoulder monitoring traffic when Elwin Cedilloz, driving a Dodge Dart, veered off the road and struck the trooper's patrol car, .

Cearfoss had been trapped in his car and rescued by fire personnel who responded to the scene.

Cearfoss had been flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in a helicopter, while Cedilloz was rushed to Prince George's Hospital in an ambulance. Police informed that both have still been in the hospital.

Both the inner and outer loops had been shut down so the helicopter could land. All lanes of the Inner Loop reopened around 11 AM

Police said that charges are pending and they have been investigating the cause of the wreck, including whether alcohol played a role.

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By Prakriti Neogi