Man Dies After Car Crashes Into Trees

A man died Saturday morning after he lost control of his car and it crashed into trees along westbound MD Route 100 near MD Route 10 north in Pasadena.

Anne Arundel County Police say Edward McKenzie Gray Jr., 35, of Pasadena died from injuries suffered when his 2005 Ford Focus left the road and went into the center grass median. The vehicle then overcorrected and began to slide across both lanes of traffic.

Gray’s Focus then left the highway and went into the woods on the right side of the road, striking some trees and landing in a ditch. Gray, who was the only person in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene by Fire Department personnel.

The crash occurred at about 5:30 to 6 a.m. Saturday, but was not noticed by a passerby until roughly 7:30 a.m.

The preliminary cause of the crash appears to be driver error, according to investigators.