1 Dead After Police Chase in Perryville

One person was killed in a crash Thursday morning in Perryville while reportedly fleeing a police officer, according to ABC 2 News.

The crash shut down US Route 40 westbound at Jackson Station Road from 3:09 to 7:16 a.m., according to Maryland 511.

The crash occurred when a driver failed to heed a police officer attempting to conduct a traffic stop and instead rammed into the back of a tractor trailer, whose driver was not injured, ABC 2 News reported.

Police have not yet released the name of the deceased.

During the investigation into Thursday morning's crash, a Maryland State Police cruiser was hit by a passing vehicle, according to the Community Fire Company of Perryville, which remained on the scene to assist.

That was in violation of the Move Over Law, which requires drivers to slow down and provide a lane of breathing room for emergency vehicles with their lights flashing. 

Less than two weeks ago, a fire police officer was hit on Route 40 while directing traffic; he is now in hospice care, according to the fire company.

The intersection at Jackson Station Road has seen its share of fatalities in 2013.

A Perryville jogger was killed there on Jan. 29.

On Jan. 9, two highway workers were killed there when a North East man veered off the road, the Cecil Whig reported.