One dead, two others injured in Cambridge crash

CAMBRIDGE, Md. – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash in Cambridge that claimed the life of a 66-year-old man and injured two others, including a 7-year-old girl.

According to Maryland State Police, the crash occurred shortly after 12:30 p.m., Tuesday as troopers responded to the area of Maryland Route 343 (Hudson Road) and Bar Neck Road in Cambridge for reports of a two-vehicle crash.

Police arrived and learned that a Ford F-450 was parked on the westbound side of Hudson Road with an Intech trailer attached, conducting utility work with displayed emergency cones and activated lights when, for unknown reasons, a F-250 traveling west on Hudson Road, struck the rear of the trailer.

The victim, identified as 66-year-old Gary Peek, of Madison, Maryland was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical services personnel. He was the driver and sole occupant of a Ford F-450 truck involved in the crash.

The driver of a Ford F-250 truck involved in the crash, identified as 32-year-old Michael Gambrill, of East New Market, Maryland, and a 7-year-old female passenger, were both transported by ambulance to University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center in Cambridge for treatment of their injuries.

Maryland Route 343 was closed for more than 5 hours following the crash. Personnel from the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office, Dorchester County Emergency Medical Services, and the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration responded to the scene to assist.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.