According to a preliminary report by Trooper T.C. Wood of the state Highway Patrol, Jermaine Newsome Jr. was traveling west on Severn Road shortly after 9:30.
The report indicates he was traveling at a high rate of speed about 7.7 miles outside of Severn when he crossed the centerline in a curve. He lost control of the vehicle, which went off the left side of the road and struck a tree. The car came to rest on impact with the tree.
It is estimated Newsome, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, was traveling 80 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour zone.
He was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the report.
