Frostburg City Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian.
According to FPD officials on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at 6:52 p.m. officers responded
to West Main Street near Armstrong Avenue for a motor vehicle crash involving a
pedestrian.The officers learned that a motor vehicle had been travelling
eastbound on W. Main Street near the intersection with Armstrong Avenue while a
pedestrian had been in the eastbound lane of travel where the collision
occurred. The operator of the vehicle, a 1997 Saturn sedan, was identified as 26
year old Nathaniel Lease of Hyndman, PA. The pedestrian was identified as 77 year old Albert
Lee Hillegass of Frostburg. Hillegass was transported to the UPMC Western
Maryland hospital by ambulance, where he succumbed to his injuries and was
pronounced deceased. Preliminary investigation, including evidence at the scene
and witness statements, indicated that Hillegass was attempting to cross the
eastbound lane of travel on W. Main Street just east of the crest of the hill
just as Lease was travelling over the crest of the hill. Lease attempted to
stop but was unable to do so. Lease remained at the scene and called 911. Nighttime driving conditions, the physically
obscured view from the crest of the hill, and the pedestrian’s dark clothing
are factors believed to have contributed to the crash. The Frostburg Fire Department and the Allegany
County Department of Emergency Services EMS crews responded to the scene. Frostburg
City Police are continuing to investigate the crash.
