Forest Hill Man Dies After Crash into Tree: Sheriff

FOREST HILL, MD – A man died Tuesday after his truck hit a tree on Grafton Shop Road in a crash that authorities say may have been preceded by a medical emergency.

William Edmond Hruz, 75, was driving a Chevrolet S10 west on Grafton Shop Road shortly before noon when he lost control of the vehicle, which left the road and hit a tree, the Harford County Sheriff's Office reported.

The Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company rescued the man, who was trapped inside the truck, and took him to the hospital in grave condition, according to Mike Laslo, spokesman for the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association.

Hruz later died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, the Harford County Sheriff's Office reported. There was nobody else inside the vehicle, officials said.

"At this time, deputies are investigating the possibility of a medical emergency contributing to the crash," the sheriff's office said in a statement. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.

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

Photo Credit: Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company.