UPDATE: Snow Hill man dies after car crashes into Pocomoke River

SNOW HILL, Md. – Maryland State Police are investigating a crash that killed a man after his vehicle was found in the Pocomoke River.

Shortly after 11 a.m. Friday, troopers responded to a traffic crash reported on Route 12 and the Pocomoke River Bridge in Snow Hill. A witness told police that the truck was fully submerged in the middle of the Pocomoke River.

Responding members from the Salisbury Fire Department Dive Team found the vehicle and recovered the victim, later identified as 73-year-old Robert Jarrell. EMS pronounced Jarrell dead at the scene.

Police say the preliminary investigation indicates that Jarrell was driving southbound on Route 12 and crossed over the northbound lanes for unknown reasons. He then entered a roadside parking lot and continued traveling into the Pocomoke River, where the vehicle came to rest. Jarrell was the sole occupant in the vehicle.

The cause and contributing factors involved in this crash remain under investigation. We’re told all possible causes are being considered. Route 12 remains closed at this time for the recovery of the vehicle.