Frederick crash leaves 1 dead, another in the hospital

A man is dead and another hospitalized Friday night following a crash involving two vehicles on Route 40 in Frederick, Maryland, according to officials.

Maryland State Police said in a statement that investigators believe Donald Reineke, 89, of Frederick, was crossing Route 40 from Harmony Road around 9:20 p.m. when a vehicle driven by John Michael Hartman Jr., 40, of Frederick, collided with him.



Responding officers declared Reineke dead at the scene of the crash.

Hartman had to be airlifted to a Baltimore-area hospital for treatment.

The crash is still under investigation.

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