Sheriff's Deputy ID'd In Deadly Multi-Vehicle Crash

BELCAMP, MD — The identity of the Harford County sheriff's deputy involved in the fatal police-involved collision that happened June 9 in Belcamp has been released.

The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General stated it still needs additional time to confirm the identity of the individual who died.

The involved deputy has been identified as HCSO Senior Deputy Allen Jennings, a 10-year veteran. Jennings is assigned to the sheriff's office's K-9 unit.

The IID will release the decedent’s identity once it is confirmed.

The preliminary investigation indicates that on June 9 at approximately 3:25 p.m., a deputy with the Harford County Sheriff's Office attempted to stop a vehicle on Route 40 (Pulaski Highway). The deputy activated his emergency equipment and the vehicle took off at a high rate of speed, according to the sheriff's office.

While speeding away, the vehicle hit an uninvolved vehicle at the intersection of Route 40 and Riverside Parkway, resulting in a collision involving three additional vehicles. In total, five vehicles, including the fleeing driver's vehicle, were involved in the collision, and each vehicle was occupied only by its driver, law enforcement reported.

The fleeing driver's vehicle caught fire, and the fire spread to one of the uninvolved vehicles. The HCSO deputy arrived moments after the collision and other deputies and emergency personnel also arrived and rendered emergency medical aid to the injured. The fleeing driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers of two of the uninvolved vehicles were transported to area hospitals with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. No deputies were injured during the incident.

The IID continues to investigate the circumstances of the fatal police-involved collision. Anyone with additional information about the incident, including cell phone or private surveillance video, is asked to contact the IID at (410) 576-7070 or by email at IID@oag.maryland.gov.

The deputy was wearing a body-worn camera and his cruiser is equipped with a dashboard camera, which recorded the incident. The IID generally releases body-worn camera and dashcam footage within 20 business days of an incident. There may be situations where more than 20 days is necessary, including if investigators need more time to complete witness interviews, if there are technical delays caused by the need to shield the identities of civilian witnesses, or to allow family members to view the video before it is released to the public, the sheriff's office stated.