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Charles Black III, 72, of New Windsor, was heading west on Liberty Road around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, when Austin Walker, 25, of Westminster, struck the vehicle from behind, Maryland State Police said.
The impact sent the Chevy into the eastbound lanes, where it was struck by a Ford F-350.
Black and two of his passengers, Barbara Black, 69, and Debbie Hill, 63, both of New Windsor, were pronounced dead at the scene. A 17-year-old boy identified as Gage Black was airlifted to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he died. A 15-year-old New Windsor boy was also airlifted to the hospital.
The Ford driver, a 59-year-old Mr. Airy man, was taken to Carroll Hospital in Westminster for treatment of his injuries.
Investigators do not believe that impaired driving was a factor in this crash.
All lanes on westbound Liberty Road were closed for the investigation. Personnel from the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration are assisting with road closures.
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