Two Injured in Crash in Susquehanna State Park

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NRP are investigating a single vehicle crash that occurred 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, in the 800 block of Stafford Road in Susquehanna State Park. A 15-year-old female  from Edgewood was driving a 2001 Ford Ranger pickup truck and Johnny Ray Utter Sr., 44, of Aberdeen was riding in the bed of the truck when it left the roadway and Utter was ejected from the vehicle. The truck continued approximately 150 yards before it struck a tree. Utter was flown to University of Maryland Shock Trauma by Maryland State Police helicopter in critical condition; the driver was transported to Harford Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The crash is still under investigation. Assisting the NRP at the scene were Harford County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit, Havre de Grace Police Department and Harford County EMS units.

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September 12, 2005

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov