Snow Hill, MD — The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a tragic single-vehicle crash that occurred Wednesday evening on Nassawango Road in Snow Hill, resulting in the deaths of two University of Maryland Eastern Shore students. The accident took place near Camp Road and was reported at approximately 8:18 p.m. on September 3, 2025. According to investigators, a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck traveling southbound on Nassawango Road failed to navigate a curve, left the roadway, and collided with multiple trees. The driver, Luke Jason Hawthorne, 18, from Bensalem, Pennsylvania, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The passenger, Munir Loyan Morris, 18, from Capital Heights, Maryland, was airlifted by Maryland State Police Aviation to Tidal Health in Salisbury but later succumbed to his injuries. Authorities confirmed there were no other occupants in the vehicle.
Both Hawthorne and Morris were students at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The university was notified promptly and assisted authorities in locating and communicating with the victims’ families. Lieutenant Christopher Larmore of the Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit is leading the investigation. Law enforcement officials are urging anyone with information regarding the crash to contact Lt. Larmore via email at clarmore@worcestermd.gov.
