ELLICOTT CITY, MD - An Eldersburg man died Saturday night in a crash on US 29 in Howard County, police said.

Charles Allen Honaker, 28, of Eldersburg, was driving north on US 29 near the ramp to US 40 east when his vehicle left the road, hit a tree and a struck a light pole, authorities reported.

Honaker was ejected from his 2003 Nissan Altima after the crash, which occurred at 11:08 p.m., according to the Howard County Police Department. He was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he was pronounced deceased.