White Plains, MD – On Sept. 19, at approximately 8:37 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to a collision on U.S Route 301 in the area of Maryland Route 227, White Plains. As a result of the collision, a male operator was pronounced deceased on the scene.
A preliminary investigation conducted by Troopers from the La Plata Barrack, with the assistance of the Maryland State Police Crash Team and the Maryland State Police Southern Region Crash Unit, indicates a GMC Sonoma operated by Brian Joseph Morgal, 40 of La Plata, was traveling on southbound Route 301 in the area of Route 227. Morgal failed to stop for a steady red traffic signal and entered the intersection of Route 301 and Route 227.
The GMC collided with a Ford F-350 operated by Gerald Louis Dodson, 71 of Bryans Road. During the collision, debris struck a Mitsubishi Endeavor operated by Marc Wagner, 33 of Pomfret, which was stopped on Route 227 at Route 301 for the traffic signal. Dodson was transported to Prince George’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Wagner refused treatment on the scene. Morgal was pronounced deceased on the scene and transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
Anyone who may have witnessed this crash is asked to contact the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack Duty Officer at 301-392-1200. The investigation is continuing and being investigated by Tfc. D. Buckalew and Trooper Zentkovich.
