Driver in I-695 crash that killed 6 highway workers lands in prison over McDonald's trip

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Hat tip, WJZ

Criminal justice
Driver in I-695 crash that killed 6 highway workers lands in prison over McDonald’s trip

Dylan Segelbaum
5/5/2026 2:20 p.m. EDT

Melachi Brown, 23, violated his probation after driving with a revoked license

A trip to McDonald’s cost Melachi Brown his freedom.

On Dec. 9, 2025, Baltimore County Police pulled Brown over on Liberty Road near Rolling Road in Milford Mill at about 2:30 a.m. after spotting him driving a car with broken taillights. He told officers he was giving a ride to a friend who had just gotten out of the hospital to the fast-food restaurant.

But Brown did not have a valid driver’s license. That’s because he had pleaded guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court for his role in a 2023 crash on Interstate 695 that killed six highway workers.

Baltimore County Circuit Judge Evelyn L. Cusson on Tuesday sentenced Brown to serve six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to driving with a revoked license and admitted to violating his probation. ... One of the conditions of supervision for his convictions in the deadly crash was to abstain from driving.

Before she imposed the sentence, Cusson said Brown “poses an extreme risk to public safety.” ... “You really acted with disregard for the law,” Cusson said. “It’s not clear to the court you’ve been deterred and rehabilitated.”

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[OC375]

1. Good.

[Deuxcents]

2. He's 23..killed 6 people while driving and still feels entitled to drive. He needs more than 6 years, judge

[Skittles]

3. I thought it was a gal who caused the wreck

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/baltimore-695-crash-construction-workers-killed-woodlawn-video/43401603

she claimed she had a seizure

https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/ntsb-investigation-reveals-new-details-in-deadly-i-695-crash-that-killed-six-construction-workers/

update - that gal was sentenced to 30 years in prison - the guy, he didn't cause the wreck but he was speeding and both cars ended up in the construction zone. He served a short period of time in jail - what an idiot, all he had to do was follow the rules but nope, now he'll be heading back to prison

[Deuxcents]

4. Thanks for the update..he's still getting off easy. You'd think a tragedy like that would an impact on his life

[Skittles]

5. I cannot comprehend

life is hard enough without the realization that you caused people to die - I honestly cannot imagine, I know I would have a very hard time living with that

[Deuxcents]

6. One person would shatter me but there were 6 people killed when this guy came down the road. Just awful

[ToxMarz]

7. What a complete idiot

To take that risk in a car with no taillights to take someone else to a fast food restaurant which they probably didn't need right after getting out of the hospital. He needs to be removed from society. He is impulsive and incapable of using good judgement, and ultimately a danger.

[dave99]

8. another trump