Police identify Frederick man, 67, killed in crash near Damascus

Five others, including a child, were injured in Saturday morning collision

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August 11, 2026 4:39 p.m.

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The man who was killed in a two-vehicle collision near Damascus Saturday morning was identified Tuesday by Montgomery County police as Harold Christopher Christner, 67, of Frederick.

Christner was a restrained second-row passenger in a black Chrysler Pacifica that collided with a silver Ford Transit van in the 24000 block of Ridge Road at roughly 7:22 a.m. Saturday, according to police.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Ford and four occupants of the Chrysler—three adults and one child—were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

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The department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate the collision, but said a preliminary investigation determined that the Ford Transit van was traveling northbound on Ridge Road while the Chrysler Pacifica was traveling southbound. County police said it may take several weeks or months to determine what happened.

Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact Collision Reconstruction Unit detectives at crunit@montgomerycountymd.gov or 240-773-6620.

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Originally published at Bethesdamagazine