Marion, MD — Maryland State Police are investigating a crash that claimed the life of a 20-year-old man from Somerset County.
The deceased has been identified as Alexander Steve Dize, 20, of Princess Anne. Dize, a front seat passenger in a 2013 Dodge Challenger, was flown by Maryland State Police medevac to Tidal Health in Salisbury, where he was later pronounced deceased.
The driver, Braeden Lane Bloodsworth, 19, of Deal Island, was also flown by Maryland State Police medevac to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.
At approximately 7 p.m. on May 13, troopers from the Maryland State Police Princess Anne Barrack responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 27,000 block of Crisfield-Marion Road. The vehicle left the roadway, hit a stand of trees, and turned onto its side. Investigators believe speed may have been a contributing factor.
Maryland State Police were assisted at the scene by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration. The Maryland State Police Crash Team is leading the ongoing investigation.