Grantsville, MD : Local resident, 27, killed in crash on Interstate 68 in Grantsville on Saturday evening, December 26, 2015

State police say a 27-year-old western Maryland man was killed in a crash in wet conditions on Interstate 68.

Police say Justin Compton of Grantsville was heading east in a 1996 BMW on Saturday evening when it began to fishtail. The vehicle crossed the shoulder and hit a rock wall. The crash occurred near the 17-mile marker in the Grantsville area.

Police say Compton wasn't wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.

The crash is under investigation.

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Local resident, 27, killed in crash in wet conditions on Interstate 68 in Grantsville