Truck driver loses life after crashing off Conowingo Dam
Maryland State Police say that a truck driver was killed early this morning when his truck crashed off the Conowingo Dam.
Police say that the crash happened around 1:30 a.m on Tuesday in Conowingo, Maryland.
According to reports, the truck was traveling on US 1 at the Conowingo Dam when it crashed off the side of the dam and landed on the shore line below.
Traveling southbound on Route 1, you can see where the tractor trailer crashed off the side of the road, just past Maryland 222. Earlier reports stated the crash happened on the south side of the Conowingo Dam, but it was actually on the Cecil County side on the north @wmar2news pic.twitter.com/bdJQCXAHto
— Mark Roper (@MarkRoperTV) November 26, 2019
Police say that the truck driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
A preliminary investigation into the crash suggests that the truck driver failed to negotiate a turn. Heavy fog was reported in the area at the time of the crash.
Heavy fog surrounds the Conowingo Dam where a tractor trailer crashed off Route 1 near Maryland 222 around 1:30 this morning. The road was blocked for hours but Route 1 has be reopened to traffic @MarylandTraffic @wmar2news pic.twitter.com/cLPfG0yiW8
— Mark Roper (@MarkRoperTV) November 26, 2019
US-1/Conowingo Road will be closed form 10 a.m. through noon while repairs are made to the dam.