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Police ID 77-Year-Old Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Maryland Crash

An investigation has been launched by the Charles County Sheriff's Office following a fatal midday single-vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon. 

The Charles County Sheriff's Office is investigating the fatal crash.

The Charles County Sheriff's Office is investigating the fatal crash.

Photo Credit: Charles County Sheriff's Office via Facebook

La Plata resident James Stewart, 77, has been identified by investigators as the driver found dead inside a vehicle that struck a telephone pole.

According to the sheriff's office, shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 12, officers responded to the 5900 block of Bicknell Road in Indian Head to investigate the reported crash.

Investigators determined that Stewart was driving on Bicknell Road when he lost control, went off the roadway, and struck the telephone pole. 

He was dead in his vehicle when officers arrived.

No additional details about the crash - which remains under investigation - were released by the sheriff's office.

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