News: One dead, another injured after single-vehicle crash in Dunkirk

CALVERT COUNTY, MD – One woman was hospitalized, and another was left dead after a car crashed into a light pole in Dunkirk Saturday. 

The collision occurred on Route 4 near Ward Road, Southern Maryland News reported. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office said the driver was speeding and under the influence of alcohol. As a result, the driver – 38-year-old Kerri Ann Balser – lost control of her  Toyota Camry and crashed into a light pole. 

Christina Marie Hall, who is also 38, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. 

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