UPDATE 2/23/2026: On February 22, 2026, at approximately 4:44 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to the area of North Solomons Island Road (MD Route 2) near Aspen Wood Drive in Sunderland for a reported serious motor vehicle collision.
Preliminary investigation indicates that a vehicle traveling northbound on Route 2 was struck by a falling tree that entered the roadway.
The vehicle was occupied by the driver, Michael Lee Simpson, 60, of Deale; front passenger, Virginia Marie Quesenberry, 43, of Chesapeake Beach; and rear passenger, James Randall Detoto Sr., 62, of Chesapeake Beach.
Emergency medical personnel responded to the scene and located all three occupants entrapped within the vehicle. Simpson and Quesenberry were pronounced deceased at the scene. Detoto was transported to a local trauma center with critical injuries.
Anyone with information regarding this incident or events leading up to the collision is asked to contact DFC Samuel Grierson at 301-956-4488 or [email protected]
The investigation remains ongoing.
2/22/2026: On Sunday, February 22, 2026, at approximately 4:40 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Route 2 and Aspen Woods Drive in Sunderland, for the serious motor vehicle collision with entrapment.
911 callers reported a tree fell onto a truck and crushed one occupant while trapping others.
Crews arrived on the scene to confirm a single vehicle under a tree with three occupants trapped.
Fire and rescue personnel confirmed two patients deceased on the scene a short time later, and confirmed the third occupant was still trapped.
Flight medics from Maryland State Police Aviation Command responded to the scene to assist, with firefighters extricating the third patient in under 25 minutes.
The third patient was transported by ambulance to the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center with serious injuries.
Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the accident. Updates will be provided when they become available.
Due to weather, extra caution is urged as high winds are still expected to hit our region along with multiple inches of snow. A Snow Emergency Plan is already in effect for Calvert County
