UPDATE 12/5/2024: Investigation is ongoing. Anyone who witnessed the collision is encouraged to contact Captain Matthew Norris or Captain Michael Payne at 301-934-1500.
On December 4, 2024, at approximately 4:07 p.m., officers responded to the area of Rosewick Road and Rosewick Crossing Place for the report of a vehicle collision.
Preliminary investigation revealed a 2016 Toyota Corolla was traveling east on Rosewick Road when it traveled over the concrete median strip and struck a 2020 Ford F-250 utility truck traveling west on Rosewick Road.
The driver of the Corolla, Anton Bronson, 60-years of age from Waldorf, Maryland, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The other driver was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. LPPD’s Collision Reconstruction Unit was assisted on scene by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Operations Unit.
12/4/2024: On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at approximately 4:10 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded to the area of Rosewick Road and Rosewick Corner Place in La Plata, for a serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment.
Crews arrived on the scene in under 3 minutes to find two vehicles involved in a T-bone style collision and confirmed one trapped.
Firefighters performed rapid extrication and freed the trapped patient in under 6 minutes, where emergency medical personnel then pronounced deceased on the scene.
Two other patients were evaluated on the scene. A 42-year-old male was transported to an area hospital for further evaluation. The second patient signed care refusal forms on scene.
Police are investigating the collision and updates will be provided when they become available.
According to Maryland Zero Deaths (updated as of 12/01/2024) Charles County is at 28 fatal crashes with 33 fatalities.
