Friday, July 3, 2015

PRESS RELEASE FOR SIXES ROAD MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH

    ON JULY 3, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 0909HRS, SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND MSP UNITS WERE DISPATCHED TO AN OVERTURNED SINGLE VEHICLE AUTOMOBILE CRASH ON SIXES RD JUST WEST OF RT. 4.   

    UPON ARRIVAL, UNITS OBSERVED A BLUE 2015 SUBARU STATION WAGON, LYING ON ITS DRIVER’S SIDE PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE GUARDRAIL.  THE VEHICLE HAD STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL WHILE TRAVELLING EAST BOUND ON SIXES RD.  THE VEHICLE DISLODGED SEVERAL GUARDRAIL SUPPORT POSTS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FLIP ONTO ITS DRIVERS SIDE.  THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS IDENTIFIED BY HER MARYLAND DRIVERS LICENSE AS LAURA JEFFERY JOHNSON OF PRINCE FREDERICK.   JOHNSON WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ENTRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER’S DOOR WAS PINNED AGAINST THE GUARDRAIL WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW ACCESS TO JOHNSON.  VOLUNTEERS FROM THE PRINCE FREDERICK FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PRINCE FREDERICK RESCUE SQUAD WORKED VIGOROUSLY TO REMOVE THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE AND EXTRACTED MS. JOHNSON.  MS. JOHNSON RECEIVED ON SCENE MEDICAL CARE AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LANDING SITE VIA AMBULANCE. MS. JOHNSON WAS AIRLIFTED TO PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER BY MSP’S TROOPER 2.


    DUE TO THE EXTENT OF HER INJURES, INVESTIGATING DEPUTIES WERE  NOT ABLE TO SPEAK WITH MS. JOHNSON TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED HER TO DRIVE OFF OF THE ROADWAY.  ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE WITNESSED THIS CRASH IS ASKED TO CONTACT DEP. BUCK OF THE CALVERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AT 410-535-2800.