Maryland Crash Sends Two To Shock Trauma

HANOVER, Md. – Maryland State police say a woman has been killed in a two-car crash in Hanover.

It happened Wednesday about 8:35 p.m. on Route 295. The driver of a sedan lost control of her vehicle, which crossed the median and struck another car.

The driver of the second car, 46-year-old Stacey Mechell Altvater of Landsdowne, was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in her vehicle was taken to Shock Trauma in Baltimore.

The driver of the sedan, 52-year-old Francois Verleysen of Ellicott City, was also taken to Shock Trauma.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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Information from: The Capital of Annapolis, Md., http://www.hometownannapolis.com/

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