article_snippet: State police say a horrifying crash was caused when Travis Ala, a 28-year-old Takoma Park police officer, smashed Travis Ala, a 28-year-old Takoma Park police officer departmental Nissan Xterra SUV into the Toyota Corolla that the Badders and Simpkins were in.
article_snippet: Susannah Badders, who was driving the Toyota, had stopped in a merge lane on the highway because of backed up traffic from a crash up ahead.
article_snippet: Police say Ala did not see the stopped traffic in time and swerved in an attempt to stop.
article_snippet: Travis Ala, a 28-year-old Takoma Park, Maryland, police officer crashed Travis Ala, a 28-year-old Takoma Park, Maryland, police officer into traffic that had stopped on the highway, according to state troopers .
article_snippet: a horrifying crash came Saturday afternoon as traffic was stopped on the highway because of another collision up ahead .
article_snippet: State police will forward to State police investigation to the State's Attorney Office to determine whether criminal charges are warranted.
highlights_snippet: Off-duty police officer Travis Ala, 28, slammed into their car when their stopped in traffic on the highway, according to the state police .
  