Parsonsburg man killed in collision

The initial report of the daily times was wrong and has since been corrected. The initial report posted online at delmarvanow.com stated that the driver's were in reversed vehicles...that Shawn Williams was driving the truck... leave it to our fav. writer Sharahn Boykin to get things fouled up....Below is the corrected version.

Pittsville resident also injured in accident involving Ford F-250, Mercury Sable

By Sharahn D. Boykin
Staff Writer

SALISBURY -- Old Ocean City Road was closed for several hours after a fatal accident Friday.

Shawn Michael Williams, a 19-year-old Parsonsburg resident, was traveling east on Route 346, east of Esham Road, in a Mercury Sable when his car crossed the center line and crashed into a Ford F-250 truck traveling west, according to Maryland State Police.

Williams was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

"Speed was not a factor," said Sgt. Mark Conte. "He hit head-on."

Neither drugs nor alcohol were factors, according to police.

The driver of the Ford truck, Travis William Dennis, a 20-year-old Pittsville resident, was taken to Peninsula Regional Medical Center for treatment and later released, according to police.

It was unknown whether Dennis was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

Both drivers were traveling alone in their respective vehicles, according to police.

Friday's fatality occurred at time when the county is experiencing a decline in fatal crashes, according to the most recent data from the National Highway Administration.

The number of fatal crashes in Wicomico County decreased from 18 in 2007 to 14 in 2008.

Worcester County reported an increase in fatal crashes over a one-year period, with 11 in 2007 and 18 in 2008, according to the National Highway Administration. Somerset County reported one fatal crash in 2007 and one in 2008.