Head-on collision kills two in Maryland

Two people died late Monday night after a head-on collision in Davidsonville and police say driver error was the primary cause.

According to a press release by the Ann Arundel County Police, the accident occurred around 5:50 p.m. when the driver of a Honda lost control of her vehicle. Police said that Noell Banchero, 26, was traveling north on Davidsonville Road when she drifted off of the road. Banchero then tried to get her car back on the road and overcorrected, crossing the double yellow lines into oncoming traffic.

Banchero’s Honda hit another car, driven by Mary Elizabeth Corkill, 70, head-on. Police pronounced both women dead on the scene.

Police do not believe drugs or alcohol played a part in the accident, but noted it was caused by driver error.

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