ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — Route 108 was closed in both directions at Manorstone Lane as police investigated a fatal crash.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene and a woman was taken to shock trauma with non-life threatening injuries.
According to officials, a 2001 Chevrolet Impala had been traveling eastbound on Route 108 when it crossed the center line and was struck by a 2016 Lexus SUV traveling westbound. The driver and sole-occupant of the Impala, Marc Ryan El-Sayed, 17, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver and sole-occupant of the SUV, Susie Lee Yang, 48, of Highland, was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation. Route 108 was closed in both directions between Manorstone Lane and Bragdon Wood for approximately three hours.