The driver of a tanker truck, who was killed in a fiery crash in Frederick County, Maryland, last weekend, has been identified.
Maryland State Police said 58-year-old Ronald Leroy Heiston Jr. of Smithsburg was driving a tanker truck with 8,650 gallons of gasoline from Manassas, Virginia, to Taneytown, Maryland, when the truck went off the right side of the road, crashed into a tree and caught on fire.
The crash happened shortly before noon on March 4 on northbound U.S. 15, north of Rosemont Avenue.
When fire crews arrived, Heiston was declared dead at the scene.
As a result of the fire caused by the crash, six homes and five vehicles sustained damage. U.S. 15 was also closed in both directions for a short period. Maryland State Police said there weren’t any other deaths or injuries from the incident.
The crash is still under investigation.
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration said that road crews inspected a section of U.S. 15 on Thursday, five days after the crash.