On September 11, 2015 at approximately 1055hrs, Calvert
County Sheriff's Office personnel became involved in a pursuit with a 2009
burgundy Hyundai Santa Fe in the Solomons area of Calvert County, Maryland. The
vehicle had previously fled from St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office personnel.
The operator of the fleeing vehicle was wanted in reference to a serious
domestic assault that occurred in Anne Arundel County during the early morning
hours. The subject was alleged to have had a gun in his possession. A lookout had been broadcasted to surrounding
counties for the suspect’s vehicle.
Dfc. Galen Gott was the lead vehicle in the pursuit and
observed the vehicle failing to stop for intersections controlled by traffic
control devices, driving on the shoulder and in the median to pass other
vehicles, travelling at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour and showing
total disregard for the safety of our citizens.
Responding deputies coordinated the deployment of stop sticks, rolling
road blocks and any other means to terminate the pursuit. The operator of the suspect vehicle rammed
four police vehicles during the pursuit while travelling at a high rate of
speed. Once the vehicles were rammed it
was determined that a Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) would be
performed to bring the pursuit to an end. Southbound Route 4 traffic was
stopped at Broomes Island Road to ensure the southbound lanes were not occupied
by any vehicles during the PIT. A PIT
was executed northbound Rt. 4 between the intersections of Western Shores
Boulevard and Governor’s Run Road in Port Republic. The PIT that terminated the pursuit was
performed by Dfc. Buckler. The suspect
vehicle skidded into the median and it appeared as if the operator attempted to
regain control of the vehicle by counter steering which caused him to cross the
southbound lanes and come to rest in a wooded area along the southbound
lanes.
The operator, Michael David Hussey, 58 of Odenton, was taken
into custody by Sheriff’s Office personnel and was transported to Calvert
Memorial Hospital for injuries he sustained during the impact with the median
and the tree he struck. Hussey is facing
numerous serious local charges in addition to the 1st and 2nd
degree assault charges, reckless endangerment, disorderly and driving on a
suspended license that Anne Arundel County charged him with during the early
morning hours.
