Men killed, injured in Bay Bridge incidents identified
The Maryland Transportation Authority Police have identified the two men killed and one injured in a bizarre series of events Monday on the Bay Bridge.
Killed in a crash in which he was thrown from the eastbound span was Harry Blauvelt, 70, of Chester on Kent Island. Blauvelt, a retired golf writer, was pushed over the Jersey barrier wall when a truck driven by Enos Hutton Sage, 63, of Severn, struck Blauvelt's disabled 2001 Honda in the right lane of the bridge. The truck pushed the Honda into Blauvelt, who had left his vehicle, about 10:30 a.m. and flung him into the water 52 1/2 feet below. He was recovered from the water but pronounced dead at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
At 3:30 p.m., a man left a car in which he was a passenger on the westbound span and went over the side of the bridge near its highest point, 180 feet above the water. A 38-year-old Salisbury resident was killed in the incident, according to transportation authority police spokesman Sgt. Jonathan Green.
Green said there were no indications of foul play. He added that the driver was a female relative of the victim.
About three hours earlier, at 12:30 p.m. another man went over the side about sixth-10ths of a mile from the spot of the later incident. The man, who had apparently abandoned his vehicle on the bridge, was rescued from the water and transported to the Maryland Shock-Trauma Center with what were described Monday as "life-threatening" injuries. Green said that as of Tuesday the 21-year-old resident of Owings in Calvert County was listed in stable condition.
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Comments
I was working with the energy of the full moon to try and reap as many souls as possible and I got two from the bridge and a bunch more.
Posted by: Reaper | April 19, 2011 12:35 PM
This article makes no sense.
Posted by: What? | April 19, 2011 1:19 PM
Why would you let some dope who calls him/herself "Reaper" post such an insensitive comment?!!!
Posted by: LKT | April 19, 2011 1:38 PM
I don't understand WHY comments such as the above are approved for posting? Seriously? I'm all for free speech, but approving something so ridiculous (aka "I'm the Reaper and I was trying to harvest souls") in response to a rather tragic set of incidents seems just plain irresponsible on the part of the Sun. This isn't the first time I've seen something completely inappropriate left up for all to read... I would love it if the editors of the Baltimore Sun would start to take a much closer look at what their so-called bloggers are approving. I've seen more responsible journalism in the B and the City Paper.
Posted by: why? | April 19, 2011 1:42 PM
I don't normally point these things out but I agree that this article makes little sense. What is up with that last paragraph? Why is it not the second paragraph (chronological order of time) and why do they refer to him as "the man" until they finally name him at the end?
Posted by: Me | April 19, 2011 3:08 PM
This article is written so poorly I had seek out another source to figure out what happened.
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2011/04/19-05/Bizarre-fatal-day-on-the-Bay-Bridge.html?ne=1
Posted by: Greg | April 19, 2011 3:26 PM
If I didn't read the link ME posted for home town Annapolis I wouldn't of known what happened. The author of this should ashamed of themselves. Terribly written and extremely confusing.
Posted by: Scott | April 19, 2011 3:54 PM
Agreed, poor article and very much a lack of tact and class for allowing the aritcle about the Reaper. Terrible newspaper, terrible writer, this Michael Dresser
Posted by: john | April 19, 2011 4:01 PM
Surprise, yet another poorly written article from the Baltimore Sun.
Posted by: Leigh Ann | April 19, 2011 4:35 PM
Which one was the golf writer? The tease to the article says one was a prominent golf writer, but never says which one. Hey Baltimore Sun, I know there is no competition, but you've got to at least try.
Posted by: Matt | April 19, 2011 6:09 PM
They can't go fast enough on that bridge. You can be going 15 mph over the speed limit and some jerk will still be on your tail. And then he'll illegally switch lanes. This isn't a tragedy. This is a crime. They should find the guy who caused the accident and put his head on a pike at the start of the bridge as a warning. You people need to slow the hell down and drive like you have some sense!!!!!
Posted by: Phil | April 19, 2011 6:13 PM
To Reaper,
I hope and pray you get the help you need. No doubt you have come back to read this so read Luke 23:40-43, Acts 4:12, Hebrews 4:15-16.
He is the only one worth following.
Posted by: Anonymous | April 19, 2011 6:50 PM
Reaper Listen,
Revelation3:20, 2nd Peter 3:9, 1st Peter 5:7
His unmerited favor trumps all. 2nd Peter 3:9.
Posted by: Anonymous | April 19, 2011 7:15 PM
Don't worry Reaper, these Holy Rollers can't even decide which passages to quote. Culling the herd, I say. At least two people won't be able to reproduce now. (If they haven't already). Harry Blauvelt, is the only one I feel for.
Posted by: Joe Mama | April 20, 2011 2:20 PM