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Tremayne Murphy

Age : 45

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/10/2026

Location : Pulaski Highway (U.S. Route 40) and Route 543

City : Belcamp

County : Harford

State : Maryland

Agency : Harford County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Allen Jennings

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/09/2026, at approximately 3:25 p.m., Harford County Sheriff's Office Senior Deputy Allen Kennings attempted to stop 45-year-old Tremayne Murphy on Pulaski Highway in Harford County. Authorities said deputies had observed what they believed was a drug transaction on Meadwood Drive and subsequently determined that Murphy's vehicle had multiple traffic or registration violations. Kennings activated his emergency equipment to initiate the stop, and Murphy continued driving east on Route 40 while Kennings pursued him.
The pursuit continued eastbound along the heavily traveled Route 40 corridor through the Belcamp area. Newly released police video shows Kennings pursuing Murphy as other traffic remained on the roadway. The entire pursuit lasted approximately 96 seconds. Kennings, a 10-year veteran of the Harford County Sheriff's Office, was later publicly identified by Maryland's Independent Investigations Division as the deputy conducting the pursuit.
At the intersection of Pulaski Highway and Riverside Parkway/Route 543, Murphy's vehicle crashed into multiple other vehicles. The collision involved five vehicles in total and Murphy's vehicle caught fire. Murphy became trapped inside the burning vehicle and died at the scene. At least two other people involved in the collision were transported to a hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
For nearly two months after the crash, authorities did not publicly identify Murphy. On 08/07/2026, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division identified him as Tremayne Murphy, 45, of Edgewood and released body-worn-camera and dashboard-camera recordings documenting the pursuit and its aftermath. The video shows the extensive multi-vehicle wreckage and Murphy's vehicle engulfed in fire following the crash.
The Maryland Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division, assisted by the Maryland State Police Crash Team, is investigating the circumstances surrounding the pursuit and fatal collision.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/police-chase-fiery-crash-video-belcamp-attorney-general/73378907
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/bodycam-footage-released-man-who-died-identified-in-police-involved-crash-harford-county-maryland
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/suspect-dies-police-chase-ends-four-car-crash-fire-harford-county-police
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/officials-identify-deputy-suspect-deadly-police-chase-crash-harford-county-maryland
https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Independent-Investigations-Division-Investigating-Fatal-Police-Involved-Collision-in-Harford-County--.aspx