On November 26, 2018 Trooper First Class, Oyler from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack ,was assisting the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office with a fatal accident on Route 5 in the area of Fairgrounds Road.
While the road was blocked due to reconstruction, a subject drove through the fatal accident scene.
TFC Oyler conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and upon making contact with the driver, a strong odor of alcohol was detected. The driver, identified as Ann Marie Owens, 42 of Lexington Park, was uncooperative during standardized field sobriety testing and she refused a breath test to determine her alcohol content.
Owens had three prior DUI arrests, and was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention & Rehabilitation Center and charged with Driving Under the Influence.