One man was flown to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, and two other people were taken to Carroll County General Hospital Friday after a three-vehicle crash at Route 97 and Mary Avenue.
State police said Edward Keith Debus, 25, 2300 block of Neudecker Road in Westminster was driving a 1993 Ford Tempo south on Route 97 about 9:35 a.m. when he hit the rear of a delivery van that had stopped to make a left turn.
The 1986 GMC van was pushed into the path of a 1994 Honda Civic DX that was traveling in the northbound lane, police said.
Mr. Debus was trapped in his Tempo, which veered to the right and ran into a drainage ditch. Part of the highway was closed for about 40 minutes as rescue workers from Westminster and Reisterstown freed the trapped driver.
Mr. Debus' legs were pinned in the Ford by the steering wheel and the --board, police said.
The driver of the Honda, Deborah M. Ward, 38, of New Windsor, and the driver of the delivery van, George E. Boone Sr. 67, Finksburg, were released after treatment at Carroll County General Hospital, a spokeswoman said.
Mr. Debus was treated at the trauma center and released yesterday, authorities said.