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Aberdeen Police Officer Dies After Fall From I-95

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- An Aberdeen police officer fell to his death from I-95 early Saturday morning.

According to officials, Officer First Class Charles N. Armetta, 29, was traveling in a limousine when he got out of the vehicle near Exit 52. He fell off the road and into a wooded area below.

Officials say that's a fall of approximately 47 feet. Police say it can be hard to see the distance to the ground from the road.

Armetta was pronoucned dead at the scene.

This is the second Harford County police officer death this week.

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