A 26-year-old Pocomoke City-area man died early Tuesday after the Harley-Davidson motorcycle he was riding crashed with a Ford Mustang, prompting a closure on a stretch of Old Virginia Road. Treyquan Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the Mustang was evaluated but not taken to a hospital.
According to dailyvoice.com, Johnson and the Mustang driver crashed shortly before 6 a.m. in the area of Old Virginia Road and Ocean Highway. A separate report from WBOC TV placed the collision near Old Virginia Road and Market Street, around 6:30 a.m., close to the entrance of the Pocomoke Marketplace, and said the road was closed from Market Street to the intersection of U.S. 13/113. The discrepancy in exact time and location has not been resolved across the available reporting.
Vehicles Identified, Emergency Crews Respond
Emergency personnel who arrived at the scene found a 2004 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a 2012 Ford Mustang involved in the crash, per delmarvanow.com. Officers from the Pocomoke City Police Department and deputies from the Worcester County Sheriff's Office responded, along with Pocomoke City Fire and EMS, the outlet reported. The Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company also responded to the crash, according to information cited by WBOC TV.
The Worcester County Sheriff's Office Crash Reconstruction Unit has assumed the investigation, working alongside the Worcester County Criminal Bureau of Investigation, the same delmarvanow.com report noted. The crash remains under investigation, dailyvoice.com confirmed, and no further details about what preceded the collision have been released.
No Sign of Impairment, Officials Say
Investigators said the preliminary investigation does not indicate that impairment was a factor for either driver, according to delmarvanow.com's reporting.
A Statewide Decline in Motorcycle Deaths
Johnson's death comes as Maryland has been trending toward historically low traffic fatality numbers. The state recorded 480 traffic deaths in 2025, down from 621 in 2023, according to marylandmatters.org, with motorcycle fatalities falling 46% over that same span. Marylandmatters.org reported that the 2025 totals rank among the state's five lowest annual traffic fatality counts since 1960.
The Office of Governor Wes Moore described the 2025 totals as among the state's five lowest, while Moore discussed motor vehicle fatalities generally. Despite the broader downward trend, Johnson's death underscores that the risks facing motorcyclists on Maryland roads have not disappeared entirely.
