Prince Frederick, MD – On Friday, July 22 at approximately 4:01 p.m. the Calvert Control Center received a 911 call stating that a red Dodge truck was being operated in an erratic manner.
It was alleged the truck had struck a mailbox on Birch Drive. The caller advised at 4:03p.m., the truck was travelling westbound on Dares Beach Road and passed a vehicle on the double yellow line approaching Terrace Drive.
At 4:04p.m., the caller advised the truck had crossed the double yellow lines on Dares Beach Road, entered the eastbound lane and struck another red Dodge 2500 truck head on.
Calvert County Sheriff’s Office units that were responding to attempt to locate the lookout vehicle arrived on scene at approximately 4:06 p.m., and immediately requested the Crash Reconstruction Team (CRT) to respond.
Members from the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department and the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene and extricated the patients from the vehicles. The driver of the at fault Dodge truck was pronounced deceased at the scene and the driver of the eastbound red Dodge 2500 truck was transported to Calvert Memorial Hospital.
The deceased was identified as Leah Marie Bucia, a 47-year-old female from Huntingtown. The male operating the eastbound red Dodge 2500 which was struck was identified as David Allen Brown a 37-year-old male of Charles County.
Anyone who may have witnessed or has any information about this collision is requested to contact Deputy First Class Jeff Hardesty of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office CRT. He can be reached by emailing hardesjm@co.cal.md.us or be calling 410-535- 2800.
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