Abingdon Man Dies In Motorcycle Crash: Sheriff

ABINGDON, MD — An Abingdon man died in a motorcycle crash over the weekend. Authorities said that the motorcyclist was killed trying to avoid a crash with another vehicle on Abingdon Road. Officials on Monday asked anyone who may have seen the crash to contact authorities.

Stephen Kenneth Block, 54, of Olde Woodland Way in Abingdon, suffered fatal injuries as a result of the incident on Saturday, March 30, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office.

Around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, deputies from the southern precinct were dispatched to a crash near Abingdon Road and Windy Laurel Drive.

Based on the preliminary investigation, officials said that Block had been riding a 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle east on Abingdon Road when a silver minivan coming from the opposite direction turned left in front of him. He laid down his motorcycle to avoid colliding with the minivan, the sheriff's office reported.

The van continued on Windy Laurel Drive and did not stop, according to Kyle Andersen, spokesman for the Harford County Sheriff's Office.

Medics from the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company took Block to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where officials said he later died.

Anyone who may have seen the crash or who has other information is asked to contact the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit at 443-409-3324.