On September 23, 2017 at approximately 3:05 a.m. Deputy
First Class (DFC) Vaughn Evans notified the Calvert County Control Center, via
radio, that he had been involved in a serious crash southbound Rt. 4 in the
area of Mr. Tire. Numerous police units responded to the scene of the crash and
located a Ford Ranger overturned in the turn lane along northbound Rt. 4 near
the Kenmar Liquor store. Deputy First Class
Evans’ marked Chevrolet Caprice was located near the northern most entrance to
Mr. Tire in the median. Both vehicles were severely damaged.
DFC Evans
was removed from his vehicle by volunteer firefighter and EMS crews. Volunteers
from the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department, the Prince Frederick
Volunteer Rescue Squad and the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department responded
to the crash scene to assist. DFC Evans
was flown to Baltimore Shock Trauma, via Trooper 2, where he was assessed by a
team of medical professionals and later released.
The
operator of the Ford Ranger was entrapped in the vehicle and was pronounced
deceased on the scene. The operator’s
name is not being released at this time to allow the proper notifications to be
made by family members. The State
Highway Administration responded to the area and directed traffic around the
scene since both lanes of Rt. 4 were shut down.
Due to the
severity of the crash, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction
Team was called to the scene to conduct the investigation. The crash was determined to be a head on
offset type collision. The point of impact was in lane 1 of southbound Rt. 4.
DFC Evans’s vehicle was south of the point of impact which was consistent with
him travelling south on Rt. 4. The Ford Ranger was north of the point of impact
which was also consistent with him travelling in a northerly direction. It is
unknown as to why the Ford Ranger had been travelling north in southbound lane
1 of Rt. 4 when the crash occurred. Two
witnesses were identified at the scene and gave statements as to what they
saw. Impairment is not believed to be a
cause of the crash at this time.
Anyone who
may have witnessed the crash or might have information that would assist with
this investigation is asked to contact DFC Jeff Hardesty
at 410-535-2800 or email jeff.hardesty@calvertcountymd.gov.
