On
December 15, 2015 at approximately 1458 hours members of the Calvert County
Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the
area of Radio Drive and South Solomons Island Road, Prince Frederick, Maryland
for the report of a serious motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian.
Preliminary
investigation revealed a 2013 Chevy Sonic was traveling Southbound on Solomons
Island Road in the area of Radio Drive.
The vehicle was in the right turn lane for West Dares Beach Road. Traffic in Lanes 1 and 2 were both stopped
when a 14 year old female juvenile attempted to cross all lanes of traffic from
the North Side of Solomons Island Road.
The juvenile was struck by the Chevy Sonic when she entered the turn
lane. The juvenile impacted the 2013 Chevy Sonic on the driver’s side front
panel. The juvenile sustained critical
injuries and was transported to Johns Hopkins Medical Center by the Maryland
State Police Aviation Unit.
The 2013 Chevy Sonic was operated by Tami M. McDowell, a
39 year old female of Prince Frederick. McDowell was uninjured and remained on
the scene to be interviewed by Sheriff’s Office personnel. There is no
indication that speed or driver error contributed to this crash.
