CHARLOTTE HALL, Md. — A man in his early 20s was rescued and taken to the hospital after his vehicle left the roadway and crashed into the woods on Jan. 7, 2026, in Charles County.
The crash was reported shortly before 6 a.m. along Budds Creek Road near Plater Road. Emergency dispatchers received multiple calls, including one from the driver, who reported he was trapped inside the vehicle. A witness told dispatchers he saw the vehicle run off the road and into a wooded area.
Fire and rescue crews arrived to find a single-occupant vehicle with the driver confined inside. An extrication group was established, and utility crews were notified due to a nearby SMECO pole. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office shut down the roadway near Old Sycamore Road to allow emergency operations.
The driver was described as conscious and alert at the scene and was extricated shortly after 6:13 a.m. He was transported to Charles Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The roadway reopened shortly before 6:40 a.m. after emergency units cleared the scene.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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This article does not mention make and model of the vehicle. I encountered a very aggressive driver in a newer model white VW GTI at the Leonardtown end of Rt 234 around 6:05 am, heading south. Continuing to travel south, I reached an accident scene ahead just past Trinity Chrurch Road. Likely the same vehicle in this accident. I turned around and took another route to work so did not see the accident scene up close.