On 02/16/2015 at approximately 6:33 pm, the Calvert Control Center received a 911 call reporting a serious crash on the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge. Calvert County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the top of the bridge and observed a Jeep and a Toyota Camry that had been involved in a T-bone type crash. Deputies immediately summoned the assistance of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office Crash Reconstruction Unit.
Preliminary investigation indicates the Toyota Camry had been travelling southbound on the bridge when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle went into a sideways slide and crossed the center line into the northbound lane of travel. The Jeep was travelling north and subsequently struck the Toyota in the passenger's side causing severe intrusion into the passenger's compartment of the vehicle.
There were no passengers in either vehicle. Both operators were transported to St. Mary's MedStar. The operator of the Toyota Camry was pronounced deceased and the operator of the Jeep was listed in stable condition.
A third vehicle had minor contact with the rear of the Jeep in a secondary crash after the initial series of events took place. If you have any information about this crash please contact Cpl. T. Phelps of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office Crash Reconstruction Unit.
The State Highway Administration, St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police worked together to clear this incident and to get the bridge reopened. Members of the Solomon's Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad, the St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, the Lexington Park Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad as well as Calvert Advanced Life Support also assisted with the scene on the bridge.
The Sheriff's Office has responded to numerous vehicles off of the roadway and traffic crash calls for service.
Preliminary investigation indicates the Toyota Camry had been travelling southbound on the bridge when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle went into a sideways slide and crossed the center line into the northbound lane of travel. The Jeep was travelling north and subsequently struck the Toyota in the passenger's side causing severe intrusion into the passenger's compartment of the vehicle.
There were no passengers in either vehicle. Both operators were transported to St. Mary's MedStar. The operator of the Toyota Camry was pronounced deceased and the operator of the Jeep was listed in stable condition.
A third vehicle had minor contact with the rear of the Jeep in a secondary crash after the initial series of events took place. If you have any information about this crash please contact Cpl. T. Phelps of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office Crash Reconstruction Unit.
The State Highway Administration, St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police worked together to clear this incident and to get the bridge reopened. Members of the Solomon's Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad, the St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, the Lexington Park Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad as well as Calvert Advanced Life Support also assisted with the scene on the bridge.
The Sheriff's Office has responded to numerous vehicles off of the roadway and traffic crash calls for service.