Maryland State Police investigate fatal early morning crash in Harford Co.

RIVERSIDE, Maryland – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal car crash that occurred Saturday in Harford County.

According to authorities, officers from the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack responded to an accident in the area of ​​Maryland Route 7 and Brass Mill Road shortly after 5:30 a.m.

When rescue workers arrived on the scene, they discovered a red Hyundai that had crashed into a tree.

The driver of the Hyundai was identified as 42-year-old James Cassady of Aberdeen. Authorities say he was the only person in the car at the time of the crash.

Cassady was taken to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where medical personnel later pronounced him dead.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the Cassidy was traveling west on MD Route 7 when, for unknown reasons, it left the road and struck a tree.