Aberdeen Man Killed After Car Crashed Into Tree Along Maryland Route 7

RIVERSIDE, MD — An Aberdeen man died in a single vehicle car crash that happened over the weekend.

Maryland State Police were called to the area of Maryland Route 7 and Brass Mill Road for a report of a crash that happened around 5:30 a.m. Saturday. They found a red Hyundai that had crashed into a tree. The driver was identified as 42-year-old James Cassady of Aberdeen. Authorities said he was the only person in the car at the time of the crash and was "heavily trapped," according to the Abingdon Fire Company.

Cassady was taken to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in serious condition where he was later pronounced dead. A preliminary investigation indicates that Cassidy was traveling west on MD Route 7 when, for unknown reasons, his vehicle left the road and hit a tree.