Maryland man dies after crash involving tractor-trailer on Crain Highway

Maryland State Police said the man who died after a sedan was struck by an oncoming tractor trailer on Crain Highway in Brandywine was 26-year-old Christopher Barnes Jr. of Waldorf.

The fatal crash happened around 4:30 a.m southbound on US Route 301 Crain Highway at Clymer Drive, police said.

An investigation into the crash revealed that Barnes was driving a Volkswagen Jetta that was making a left turn on northbound Route 301 onto Clymer Drive when he failed to yield to a tractor-trailer driving south on Route 301, police reported.

Troopers said the driver of the Volkswagen was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the tractor-trailer stayed at the scene following the incident.

The road was partially closed early Thursday morning causing a major backup. Cars in the area of Route 301 had to use the right shoulder to bypass the scene through the morning commute.

The crash remains under investigation, police said.

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