Crime & Safety

Forest Hill Man, 20, Killed in Route 1 Crash

The crash shut down Route 1 near the Harford/Baltimore county line for several hours.

Police identified the man killed in a crash on Route 1 Monday morning in Harford County as Austin Robert Lentz, 20, of Forest Hill, The Aegis reported.

Driving a black Ford Mustang, he was headed northbound on US Route 1/Belair Road "at a high rate of speed" when he "lost control due to wet road conditions and veered into the southbound side of Route 1," Cpl. Andy Dudek of the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack said.

When Lentz veered into oncoming traffic, the Mustang was hit by a red box truck, according to Dudek.

The crash occurred just north of the Baltimore County line at 6:55 a.m., Dudek said.

"The operator was killed on impact," Dudek said.

The driver of the box truck was taken to a regional trauma center by helicopter with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, according to Dave Williams of Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance.

Route 1 was closed Monday morning between Mountain Road/MD Route 152 in Harford County and Sunshine Avenue in Baltimore County as police investigated. The road reopened in the early afternoon.

Related: Fatal Crash Shuts Down Belair Road at Reckord Road


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