No charges against police in pursuit and deadly crash off I-95 in Baltimore, AG office says

No charges will be sought for police officers involved in a June pursuit that ended in a fatal crash under the Interstate 95 overpass in Baltimore, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office.

Gabriel Omar Castillo, 54, was killed when he lost control of his vehicle after nearly striking a Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) police car, according to investigators. A passenger, Ezequiel Eduardo Garcia-Chicas, also died at the scene.

Pursuit and crash

Police said that at around 2:18 a.m. on June 4, Castillo was driving erratically on northbound I-95 when he drifted into the officer's lane without a signal and almost collided with the police cruiser.

The driver then accelerated away as the officer followed off Exit 55. That's when, police said, the officer turned on his lights and siren and attempted a traffic stop.

Police said Castillo sped up and was being pursued before his vehicle struck a guardrail and a curb, which sent the vehicle airborne and collided with a support pillar beneath I-95. 

The Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division (IID) closed its investigation on Sept. 9.