Uber Passenger Killed In Anne Arundel Car Crash
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Anne Arundel County Police investigated a fatal crash on Crain Highway on Thursday.
Officials say a Chevrolet was traveling southbound on Crain Highway when it struck a Toyota traveling eastbound on MD-175 around 1 p.m.
The Toyota was being used as an Uber. Despite it catching fire, the driver was able to escape the car and was taken to Shock Trauma in Baltimore with serious injuries. The driver has been identified as 40-year-old Mohamed G. Elsdeg Ahmed.
The passenger of the car, 28-year-old Raymond Quartuci, died at the scene.
The driver of the Chevrolet, 44-year-old Heather Ferns Boyer, and her passenger, 62-year-old Katherine L. Goodman, were taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center with minor injuries.
Investigators say the crash was caused when Boyer failed to remain in a single lane and made an unsafe lane change.
An investigation is underway into possible charges.
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