Overview
- Harford County deputies attempted to stop a vehicle they said was involved in a suspected drug transaction, and the driver fled east on U.S. Route 40 before crashing into four other cars.
- The crash at the intersection of Route 40 and Maryland Route 543 ignited the fleeing vehicle and trapped the driver, who died at the scene.
- A deputy pulled the driver from one of the struck vehicles and two other people were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Sheriff Jeff Gahler said the pursuit lasted about 96 seconds and that Route 40 was closed at Route 543 while emergency crews worked the scene.
- The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division has opened a review because the incident involved a death connected to law enforcement contact, a probe that could examine pursuit policy and officer actions.