Crime & Safety
Driver Dies After Crashing Into Semi Stopped On Route 32: Howard County Police
A Laurel man has died after the pickup he was driving crashed into a tractor-trailer that was stopped on the travel portion of Route 32.
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A 32-year-old Laurel man has died in a collision involving a semi Feb. 19.
According to Howard County Police, at approximately 3:13 a.m., a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado was heading west on Route 32 when, just before reaching Washington Boulevard, it crashed into a 2022 Peterbilt tractor trailer that was stopped in the travel portion of the roadway.
The driver and sole occupant of the Chevrolet, 32-year-old Dane Thomas Benavidez of Laurel, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor trailer was uninjured and remained at the scene.
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The investigation is ongoing. Route 32 in the area was closed for approximately four hours.
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