A Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputy was seriously injured in a crash which occurred on Route 40 at Route 22 Monday morning, the agency said.
According to Sheriff’s Office spokesman Edward Hopkins, at approximately 5:15 a.m. Deputy First Class Chris Allen was traveling eastbound on Route 40 at the Route 22 spur in Aberdeen in a marked Ford Crown Victoria patrol car. Amid heavy rains at the time, Hopkins said a tractor-trailer pulled out of WaWa across Route 40 in an attempt to make a left into the westbound lanes. Allen’s car struck the left rear portion of the trailer.
Allen, a 13-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office, was transported by the Aberdeen Fire Department to Johns Hopkins Bayview; he was treated for his injuries and had been released from care by Monday afternoon. The driver of the tractor-trailer, George Lutes of Little Egg Harbor, N.J. was not injured, Hopkins said. The crash remains under investigation.
Allen’s wife, Yvette Allen, was killed in a December crash on the off-ramp of Interstate 95 at Route 22 in Aberdeen. According to Maryland State Police, Allen’s Ford Expedition SUV left the off-ramp and entered the shoulder of the highway, striking the rear of a tractor-trailer. She left behind five sons, according to an online obituary.
Your in our prayers Chris. Get well Brother.
You are in our prayers DFC Allen. Thank you for all you do
Hope for a speedy recovery DFC Allen. Thank you for all that you do! You are appreciated
Payers and sympathy to Officer Allen and his family.
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