CECIL COUNTY, MD (April 11, 2015) – Deputy State Fire Marshals have concluded that a fire which took place on Friday, April, 10, 2015 which sent one firefighter and one civilian to medical facilities was accidental.
Day: April 11, 2015
Troopers responded to the bridge and located the victim near the rocks on the south side of the canal west of the Saint Georges Bridge.
After the incident, lanes of Route 1 were closed for approximately two hours as police continued the investigation.
The driver of the 1985 Honda motorcycle, Pierre L. Harris Jr., 35, of Crewe, Virginia died at the scene. He was wearing a helmet. The driver of the 2010 Dodge Charger, Bernard Wilkerson, 70, of Blackstone, Virginia was not injured in the crash, he was wearing a seatbelt. He was charged with reckless driving.