At least three people are dead after a car crashed over an embankment and fell more than 500 feet into a quarry in Frederick County, Maryland, on Sunday, deputies say.
Two women and a man are dead after a car crashed and plunged more than 500 feet into a quarry in Frederick County, Maryland, on Sunday, deputies say.
A 2022 Dodge Charger was driving at a high speed when it left the road and plummeted into the quarry on Lehigh Road and Peter Shriner Road, in rural Libertytown before 8:30 a.m., according to a release from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office.
A male and a woman inside the car died at the scene. Crews later found a female passenger who had been ejected from the car and killed in the crash.
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The victims' have been identified as Kortney Angleberger, 28, of Keymar, Maryland, Robert Grossnickle, 65, of Woodsboro, Maryland and Rachel Willis, 23, of Dickerson, Maryland.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to these families impacted by these lives lost," the Sheriff's Office tweeted.
The car crashed into the Union Bridge Quarry owned by Heidelberg Material, according to deputies.
Crews remained at the scene for hours following the crash. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
This is a developing story. Stay with News4 for more updates.
