Maryland Accident Report: Head-on crash in Frederick claims motorcyclist’s life 

Maryland Accident Report – MD 26 

Frederick, MD 

Report ID: 2023 May 31

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: Motorcycle

Traffic Unit 2: Jeep 

Occupants: 2

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Dry

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Head-On 

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

FREDERICK, MD – A motorcyclist was killed after heading west on eastbound MD 26, swerving off the road, struck a curb before colliding head-on with a Jeep Wednesday. The collision happened around 11 p.m. The Jeep driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries, while the motorcyclist – 39-year-old Joseph Franklin Carter of Keedysville – died at the scene.  

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