Drivers expected to survive I-270 crash

Angela Amina Footman, 24, of Lanham was driving northbound when she lost control of her 1995 Nissan Maxima and crossed the median just south of Maryland Route 109, according to Maryland State Police Capt. Phillip Martin.

A 2002 Toyota Tacoma driven by Roger David Mulligan, 47, of Hagerstown was travelling southbound and, despite efforts to avoid a collision, struck the Maxima head-on. Footman, who was trapped in the Tacoma, was flown to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore by a Maryland State Police helicopter for treatment of serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, Martin said. Footman remains in critical, but stable condition, said Cindy Rivers, a hospital spokeswoman.

A Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services ambulance transported Mulligan to Suburban Hospital in Bethesda for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Mulligan was released from the hospital Sunday, said Ronna Borenstein, a hospital spokeswoman.

Southbound I-270 was closed for about one and one-half hours; traffic was rerouted to Route 109, Martin said. Northbound I-270 was closed for a shorter period of time to accommodate the Medivac helicopter.

A tractor-trailer travelling behind the Toyota Tacoma stopped at the scene.