Crime & Safety

Forest Hill Accident Claims One Life

Police say the deceased was likely responsible for the crash.

A Friday morning crash claimed the life of a Bel Air woman.

Around 10:30 a.m. Margaret Mary Campbell, 79, was driving a 2005 Ford Focus southbound on Grafton Shop Road in Forest Hill, according to a news release from Maryland State Police.

At the intersection of Grafton Shop and state Route 23, Campbell allegedly failed to yield the right of way to a westbound 2005 Ford pickup truck, the release states.

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The Focus broadsided the pickup that was driven by David John Jockel, 57, of Fallston, it states.

Campbell was flown to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore for treatment where she later died as a result of her injuries.

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