Victim identified in fatal Harford County party bus crash that hospitalized 23 people

Police identified the person who died Sunday morning in a Harford County party bus crash as Alexis Nicole Kegler, a 30-year-old from Philadelphia.

Kegler died after the bus hit an Interstate 95 guardrail around 6 a.m., sending 23 people to area hospitals, according to fire and police officials. She was a tech support analyst at Verizon and had studied computer science and network security at Temple University in Philadelphia, according to a LinkedIn profile.

Initial findings indicated the driver of the bus, which carried 24 people, lost control “for unknown reasons” and crashed into the guardrail south of exit 80 onto Riverside Parkway in Belcamp, according to a state police news release.

Police did not confirm the number or severity of injuries. The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company said on social media that 23 patients were taken to hospitals in Baltimore, Bel Air and Aberdeen, with “several in serious condition.” Police reported around 9 a.m. Sunday that someone had died.

As of Tuesday afternoon, no updates on the crash’s cause or the passengers’ conditions have been released and no charges have been issued, state police said.

A bus labeled “Just Becuz Entertainment Party Bus Service,” a Philadelphia company, was pulled over on the shoulder Sunday as police investigated the crash site. State police confirmed that this was the bus that crashed.

The bus was not registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which is “supporting local and state safety partners in the response” to the crash, according to an agency spokesperson. This registration is required for companies that operate commercial vehicles transporting passengers or hauling cargo in interstate commerce, according to the administration’s website.

A commercial ambulance and an off-duty paramedic from Washington, D.C., were the first on scene, according to the Abingdon Fire Company.

The crash shut down northbound lanes of the interstate at mile marker 77 until after 11 a.m. Sunday.

Sun reporter Dan Belson contributed to this article.