On Saturday, July 10, 2021, at approximately 8:33 a.m., police attempted to stop a vehicle doing 106 mph, the suspect, was reportedly operating a four-door BMW sedan which fled at a high rate of speed and failed to stop for police.
The suspect turned onto Ward Road where he struck a road closed sign in the area of the Ward Farm Recreation and Nature Park, continued on and left the roadway and crashed at a high rate of speed in the area of Haven Lane where the vehicle struck construction machinery.
No other injuries were reported, Officers reported the construction workers and themselves were uninjured.
Deputies arrived on the scene to find the single vehicle off the roadway into the construction equipment with the single occupant trapped and unconscious with agonal breathing.
Fire and rescue personnel were alerted to respond to the scene, and Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 2 was pre-launched to land nearby.
Firefighters extricated the single patient in approximately 20 minutes.
Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 2 transported the single male victim to an area trauma center with serious injuries.
The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident and collision.
Updates will be provided when they become available.
All photos are courtesy of the Dunkirk, and Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Departments.
