Man Found Dead on I-495 Near 1-95

Update, 5:02 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 11

The man who was found dead in his truck along the shoulder of the Capital Beltway Wednesday has been identified as Jon D. Thomas, 52, of New York, NY, according to a Maryland State Police.

The cause of death is still unknown and pending results of a toxicology test. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is considering a heart attack as the cause.

Update, 3:40 p.m.,
Wednesday, Aug. 10

A man was found dead in his truck on the shoulder of the Capital Beltway near the I-95 split this morning, according to a release by the Maryland State Police.

The man's name is not being released at this time, but it is believed he is from out of the state, according to the release.

Shortly before 9 a.m. the State Police at the College Park Barrack received a call from a motorist who reported that a man appeared to be slumped over in a box truck parked on the shoulder of the outer loop of I-495, about one-tenth of a mile south of the I-95 north split.

Troopers arrived and found the man slumped over between the seats in the cab of the box truck. Prince George’s County Fire and EMS personnel responded and determined the man was deceased. Criminal investigators responded from the College Park Barrack and a forensic investigator from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

There were no immediately obvious signs of trauma on the man and no evidence of foul play. The vehicle did not appear to have been involved in a traffic crash.

The man’s body will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy.

State Police from the College Park Barrack are investigating the death.