UPDATE 8/6/2021 @ 8:00 p.m : On Friday, August 6, 2021, at approximately 10:30 a.m., St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Patrol deputies were dispatched to a single motor vehicle crash in the area of Loveville Road and Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville.
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit was contacted and assumed the investigation.
Preliminary investigation determined that a 1990 Buick LeSabre, operated by Brian Anthony Farmer, age 43 of Waldorf, was traveling northbound on Loveville Road when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. Farmer was unconscious at the time of police arrival and emergency medical staff removed him from the vehicle and began life-saving measures. Farmer was transported to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown where he was pronounced deceased.
At this time, it appears that speed was a factor in the collision.
Anyone who witnessed the collision or any events leading up to it and has not already provided a statement is asked to call Corporal Rachael Roszell at 301-475-4200, ext. 78108 or email [email protected].
UPDATE 8/6/2021 @ 1:20 p.m : The adult male occupant of the vehicle was pronounced deceased after leaving the scene of the crash. Members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene and are continuing the investigation.
Updates will be provided when they become available.
8/6/2021 @ 10:45 a.m.: On Friday, August 6, 2021, at approximately 10:33 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Loveville Road and Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, for a motor vehicle collision reported serious.
Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a tree with one victim heavily trapped and pinned.
A short time after arrival, CPR was initiated, and a helicopter was requested for a second patient.
Firefighters completed the extrication in under 15 minutes.
Emergency medical personnel transported one adult male to an area hospital with CPR in progress. One adult female was transported to an landing zone awaiting the arrival of Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 2.
Police are investigating the collision and Loveville Road will be closed for an extended period of time.
Updates will be provided when they become available.
All photos courtesy of Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department HVFD7.COM
