
MSP identifies uncle killed in Beltway crash in which 2 girls died
Maryland State Police identified the man who died in a triple-fatal Beltway crash that also left two 9-year-old girls dead.Video above: Family of girl killed in car crash makes request (April)Devin Frink, 36, of Baltimore, was the driver of a Jeep Wrangler that crashed and caught fire on the night of April 5, state police said Wednesday.Police said a trooper stopped the Jeep around 11:05 p.m. but the driver took off. Minutes later, police said the trooper found the Jeep engulfed in flames in the grass near the exit ramp from the Beltway to southbound Interstate 83.Police said they believe the driver lost control, hit an embankment and a tree, causing the Jeep to catch fire.Police said Frink is the uncle of one of the girls who died. Police cited state law prohibiting them from releasing the identities of the girls. Days after the crash, family spoke with 11 News, identifying the girls as Bailee Brooks and her friend, Serenity Gross.The family told 11 News in April that the girls were at a go-kart track with a "trusted relative" driving them.Police said the trooper did not pursue the vehicle. The family requested to see trooper's dashcam video. In an April statement, police said they continue to investigate the crash but did not address whether the dashcam video would be released.Instead, the statement read, in part: "In our commitment to accuracy, transparency and to ensure a thorough investigation, more information will be shared as it becomes available throughout the ongoing investigation."
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