Car Collides with Median, Killing Driver in Early Morning OC Crash

OCEAN CITY, Md. – The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) is investigating a fatal crash that occurred early Saturday morning.

Just before 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 10, OCPD responded to the intersection of 15th Street and Baltimore Avenue for a single-vehicle collision. Police say the vehicle was traveling southbound on Baltimore Avenue when it struck the median and overturned.

The driver was ejected from the vehicle, and pronounced deceased on scene. The passenger sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury.

Delmarva Power and the Town of Ocean City electrician reportedly responded to assess power lines damaged in the collision. Baltimore Avenue between 14th and 16th Street was closed for approximately three hours to allow the Traffic Safety Unit to conduct a collision reconstruction investigation, which remains ongoing.