Two University of Maryland Eastern Shore Students Killed in Worcester County Crash

SNOW HILL, MD - The Worcester County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that claimed the lives of two University of Maryland Eastern Shore students Wednesday evening.

The accident occurred at 8:18 p.m. on September 3, 2025, on Nassawango Road, near Camp Road, in Snow Hill, Maryland. A 2016 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck was traveling south on Nassawango Road when it failed to negotiate a curve and left the roadway.

The vehicle collided with several trees after departing the roadway. Luke Jason Hawthorne, 18, of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, was operating the Chevy Colorado Pickup Truck and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The passenger, Munir Loyan Morris, 18, of Capital Heights, Maryland, was transported by Maryland State Police Aviation Command - Trooper 4 to Tidal Health in Salisbury, Maryland, where he later died from his injuries.

No other occupants were in the vehicle at the time of the crash. Both victims were students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The university has been notified and provided assistance in locating the families of both Hawthorne and Morris.

Lt. Christopher Larmore is leading the investigation for the Sheriff's Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Lt. Larmore by email at clarmore@worcestermd.gov.