On November 6, 2016 at approximately 1857 hours, units from
the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office came upon a motor vehicle crash involving a
motorcyclist near the intersection of Rt. 4 and the southern entrance to Main
Street. Det. Rector arrived on location
and started CPR on an adult male who was suffering from injuries sustained from
a motor vehicle accident. CPR was
stopped and the adult male was pronounced deceased with the assistance of the
crew of Ambulance 47 from the Prince Frederick Volunteer Rescue Squad. It became evident that the individual had
sustained injuries which were incompatible with life.
Units from the Crash Reconstruction Team were notified and
responded to the scene to assume the investigation. Cpl. Wilson, DFC Hardesty, CPL Moschetto, and
Det. Rector arrived on scene and began collecting evidence to determine what
series of events had occurred to cause the crash.
Initial investigation determined that Clifton Emanuel Savoy
was operating a Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound on Maryland Route 4,
north of the southern entrance to Main Street.
Savoy struck a deer which ran into his path of travel, causing his
motorcycle to go into a skid and ultimately ejecting Savoy from the
motorcycle. Savoy’s body came to rest in
the travel lane of Rt. 4 and was hit by several vehicles that were unable to
take evasive action to avoid striking him. Two of the striking vehicles stopped
and remained on location to provide witness statements to the investigating
deputies.
Forensic Investigator Mckee responded to the location and
performed his investigation. Lee Funeral
Home responded and transported Savoy’s body to the Office of the Chief Medical
Examiner for a pending autopsy.
DFC Hardesty is the lead reconstructionist in this case. If
anyone has any information on this crash or the series of events that led up to
it, please contact DFC Hardesty at 410-535-2800 or email him at
hardesjm@co.cal.md.us.
