Indian Head, MD – The operator of a vehicle who was killed in a single vehicle
collision in Charles County Saturday morning has been identified as Derrick McCall, 26 of Washington DC. On Saturday, March 11 at approximately 7:22 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to a single vehicle collision on Chicamuxen Road at Riverside Road in the Indian Head area of Charles County.
A preliminary investigation conducted by Troopers indicates that a 1999 Ford F-150, registered out of Washington D.C. and operated by McCall, was traveling norththbound on Chicamuxen Road when, just prior to Riverside Road, it went off the right side of the roadway. Evidence indicates that McCall then overcorrected which caused his vehicle to spin and subsequently strike a tree off the southbound side of Chicamuxen Rd. McCall, who was the sole occupant, was extricated from the vehicle by Fire Department personnel and treated by Paramedics prior to being pronounced deceased
on scene. McCall was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for autopsy.
Driver error is believed to be the cause of this collision.
Troopers were assisted by Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office as well as
personnel from the State Highway Administration, the Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department, the
Marbury Volunteer Fire Department, the Bryans Road Volunteer Fire Department, the Naval District Washington Fire-EMS Division and the Charles County Department of Emergency Services EMS Division.
Anyone who may have witnessed or who has information regarding this collision is asked to contact the La Plata Barrack Duty Officer at (301) 392-1200 and reference case number 17-MSP- 010401. This investigation is being continued by Sergeant C.M. Bowling, a Collision Reconstruction specialist assigned to the La Plata Barrack.
PREVIOUS REPORTS
Indian Head, MD – On March 11 at approximately 7:22 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to a single vehicle collision on Chicamuxen Road at Riverside Road in the Indian Head area of Charles County. A preliminary investigation conducted by troopers indicates that a Ford F-150 was traveling norththbound on Chicamuxen Road when, just prior to Riverside Road it went off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree. The driver, who was the sole occupant, was extricated from the vehicle by fire department personnel and treated by paramedics prior to being pronounced deceased on scene.
Driver error is believed to be the cause of this collision. The deceased’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Troopers were assisted by Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office as well as personnel from the State Highway Administration, the Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department, the Marbury Volunteer Fire Department, the Bryans Road Volunteer Fire Department, the Naval District Washington Fire-EMS Division and the Charles County Department of Emergency Services EMS Division.
Anyone who may have witnessed or who has information regarding this collision is asked to contact the La Plata Barrack Duty Officer at (301) 392-1200 and reference case number 17-MSP- 010401. This investigation is being continued by Sergeant C.M. Bowling, a Collision Reconstruction Specialist assigned to the La Plata Barrack.
Update – All lanes are reported open
La Plata, MD – At 8:15 a.m. Chicamuxen Road is closed between Riverside Road and Gutrick Road due to an auto accident. Maryland State Police and Charles County Sheriff’s Office are on the scene handling the incident. Expect delays and avoid the area if possible.