La Plata Girl Dies in Crash
Sunday, at approximately 8 a.m., La Plata Barrack EMS and Troopers responded to a fatal car crash on La Plata Road.
Rachel Ellen Johnsen, 18, of La Plata, Md., was pronounced deceased on the scene by medical personnel, according to authorities.
Johnsen was traveling westbound at the above location when she collided with a Verizon telephone pole and a tree. Authorities say the driver failed to stay within the single lane, and traveled off the roadway.
The crash is still under investigation by Trooper Ford and the Maryland State Police.