Driver killed, passenger in serious condition after car hits pole and tree in Talbot County

An Eastern Shore woman died and her passenger was in serious condition yesterday after their car ran off a two-lane road in Talbot County, state police in Easton said.

The driver, Sandra Alison Harris, 29, of Denton, died at the scene yesterday after her 1989 Dodge Dynasty ran off Route 328 east of Black Dog Alley about 2: 30 a.m. Her car struck a utility pole and a tree, coming to a stop about 75 feet from the road.

The passenger, Marcia Leigh Fuchs, 22, also of Denton, was flown to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.

State police said neither woman was wearing a seat belt. The cause of the accident is under investigation.