Crime & Safety
Identities Released of 2 Local Residents Dead in Head-on Crash
Anne Arundel County Police say alcohol use by a driver may have contributed to Monday night's fatal accident.
The Anne Arundel County Police Department has released the names of two local residents killed Monday in a head-on crash in Davidsonville.
Authorities say the collision may have been caused by alcohol use by a Davidsonville man.
The crash happened about 8:40 p.m. at 475 Central Ave. West near Beards Point Road in Davidsonville.
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Preliminary investigation shows a 2000 Audi TT driven by Nicholas Anthony Cassidy, 22, of Davidsonville was westbound on Central Avenue when it crossed the centerline. Police say Cassidy’s vehicle collided head-in with a 2008 Toyota Yaris driven by Marie Elaine Higgs, 60, of Edgewater.
Higgs was declared dead at the scene by fire department paramedics. Authorities say her body was taken to the medical examiner’s office for autopsy.
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Cassidy was taken by Anne Arundel County paramedics to Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis with critical injuries. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Police say the cause of the crash appears to be Cassidy’s failure to remain right of center and alcohol use by him appears to have contributed.
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