Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Wednesday that no charges will be filed against a Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) police officer involved in a high-speed pursuit that ended in a fatal crash earlier this summer.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
At approximately 2:18 a.m., an MDTA officer traveling northbound on I-95 observed a vehicle driving erratically near Exit 54.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, the driver — later identified as Gabriel Castillo — was intermittently speeding up and slowing down alongside the officer’s cruiser before abruptly merging into the officer’s lane without signaling and then accelerating away.
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The officer followed the vehicle from a distance and observed it swerving within and between lanes before exiting the highway at Exit 55.
The officer then activated his lights and siren in an attempt to initiate a traffic stop. However, Castillo allegedly failed to stop and instead sped down E. McComas Street.
Moments later, Castillo reportedly lost control of the vehicle, which struck a guardrail and a curb, went airborne, and crashed into a support pillar beneath I-95.
Both Castillo and his passenger, identified as Ezequiel Eduardo Garcia-Chicas, were pronounced dead at the scene despite officers’ attempts to render aid.
The Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) launched an investigation into the officer-involved fatal collision the same day.
After a three-month review, the division concluded on September 9 that the officer did not commit a crime under Maryland law.
After completing its investigation and evaluating all the available evidence, the Office of the Attorney General has determined that the subject officer did not commit a crime under Maryland law. Accordingly, the Attorney General has declined to prosecute the subject officer in this case.