UPDATE – 7/12/2018 : According to the St.Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the motor vehicle collision.
A family member of the child involved in the motor vehicle accident told SMNEWSNET that they were expected to be released from the hospital later today.
SMNEWSNET has also learned that criminal charges are expected to be filed on a 23-year-old male from Lexington Park today for the assault of Linda Glaser, 72, of Lexington Park.
UPDATE – 7/11/2018 @ 9:00 p.m.: On July 11, 2018, at approximately 3:00 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46000 block of Yorktown Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian.
Upon arrival deputies located a 2003 GMC Envoy operated by Linda Glaser, age 72 of Lexington Park, in the roadway. Glaser was traveling south on Yorktown Road in the area of Suwanne Place, where an ice cream truck was stopped on the opposite side of the road. As Glaser was passing the ice cream truck, a 10 year old juvenile pedestrian ran into the roadway from behind the ice cream truck.
The juvenile was struck by Glaser’s vehicle and sustained incapacitating injuries.
Following the collision Glaser was assaulted by an individual(s) in the neighborhood; that case is currently under investigation.
The juvenile was transported by Trooper 7 to a local trauma center; Glaser was transported to a local hospital for incapacitating injuries.
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene and continued the accident investigation.
Anyone who witnessed the collision and has not yet provided a statement to law enforcement is asked to contact Corporal Vincent Pontorno at (301) 475-4200 extension *2337, or by email at [email protected].
Anyone with additional information on the assault is asked to contact Corporal Elizabeth O’Connor at (301) 475-4200 extension *8075 or by email at [email protected].
Citizens may remain anonymous and contact Crime Solvers at (301) 475-3333, or text a tip to “TIP239” plus their message to “CRIMES” (274637). Through the
Crime Solvers Program tipsters are eligible for an award of up to $1,000 for information about a crime in St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest or indictment.
7/11/2018: On Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police, fire and emergency medical personnel responded to Yorktown Road, in Lexington Park for the report of a child pedestrian struck by a vehicle.
An older woman was reported to have struck a 10-year-old-child on Yorktown Road, in Lexington Park.
The female driver of the striking vehicle was pulled from her vehicle and assaulted by family members of the child. The injuries of the driver are unknown at this time.
A witness at the scene said “a bunch of family came out and pulled the old woman from her car and beat her.
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the assault and the Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit responded and continued the investigation of the original motor vehicle accident
The child was flown to an area trauma center by Maryland State Police Helicopter, Trooper 7.
