Almost hard to believe that in 2017 some folks still do not wear seatbelts or secure the children in the car...
At 8:06 pm on Sunday, April 23, 2017, units from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office and the Maryland State Police responded to the area of northbound Maryland Route 2/4 and White Sands Drive Lusby, in reference to a serious single vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation revealed an unknown truck towing a trailer with what appeared to be "children's playground equipment", dropped a large green plastic pipe (part if a slide) in lane #2 on the northbound side of Maryland Route 2/4. A blue 2004 Ford Explorer, operated by Bertina Thompson (26 of Lusby), was traveling northbound in lane #2, swerved to the right to avoid the debris in the roadway. In an attempt to steer back into lane #2, the Sport Utility vehicle over corrected and induced a spin in a counter-clockwise direction. Roadway evidence indicated that the front right tire rolled (off the rim) causing the vehicle to rollover 3 times in the roadway.
During the rollover:
-- The driver, Bertina Thompson (26 of Lusby): was not wearing her seatbelt.
-- a 5-year-old female child, name withheld, who was seated in the third row bench seat, unbelted/unsecured/no child safety seat (exact position unknown), was ejected from the vehicle.
-- The front right passenger was identified as Bertha Thompson (58 of Lusby) and was not wearing her seatbelt.
-- Rudolph Mackall (62 of Huntingtown) was seated in the right seat of the second row bench seat and was not wearing his seatbelt.
-- A female infant (2 months), name withheld, was seated in the second row middle seat, in a carrier, but was not secured.
-- A 10-year-old female juvenile, name withheld, was seated in the third row bench seat, exact position unknown, and was also not secured by a seat belt.
INJURIES:
-- Bertina Thompson, the driver, sustained serious injuries and was flown by MSP Aviation Medivac Trooper 7 to Washington Hospital Center (Medstar), where she is listed in serious but stable condition.
-- The 5-year-old, who was ejected, was also transported by Trooper 7 to Children's National Medical Center (Washington, DC), where she is listed in critical condition with life threatening injuries.
-- Rudolph Mackall and Bertha Thompson were transported to Calvert Memorial Hospital by ground transport with non-life threatening injuries.
-- The 10-year-old female Juvenile and the 2-month-old infant female were transported by MSP Aviation Medivac Trooper 2 to Children's National Medical Center, where they are both listed as stable and being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
This investigation is ongoing. If anyone has information regarding the truck/trailer combination transporting the playground equipment, please contact DFC. Hardesty or Cpl. Moschetto of the Calvert County Sheriff's Crash Reconstruction Team (410)535-2800.
** Corrected original title: there were 3 adults and 3 children
At 8:06 pm on Sunday, April 23, 2017, units from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office and the Maryland State Police responded to the area of northbound Maryland Route 2/4 and White Sands Drive Lusby, in reference to a serious single vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation revealed an unknown truck towing a trailer with what appeared to be "children's playground equipment", dropped a large green plastic pipe (part if a slide) in lane #2 on the northbound side of Maryland Route 2/4. A blue 2004 Ford Explorer, operated by Bertina Thompson (26 of Lusby), was traveling northbound in lane #2, swerved to the right to avoid the debris in the roadway. In an attempt to steer back into lane #2, the Sport Utility vehicle over corrected and induced a spin in a counter-clockwise direction. Roadway evidence indicated that the front right tire rolled (off the rim) causing the vehicle to rollover 3 times in the roadway.
During the rollover:
-- The driver, Bertina Thompson (26 of Lusby): was not wearing her seatbelt.
-- a 5-year-old female child, name withheld, who was seated in the third row bench seat, unbelted/unsecured/no child safety seat (exact position unknown), was ejected from the vehicle.
-- The front right passenger was identified as Bertha Thompson (58 of Lusby) and was not wearing her seatbelt.
-- Rudolph Mackall (62 of Huntingtown) was seated in the right seat of the second row bench seat and was not wearing his seatbelt.
-- A female infant (2 months), name withheld, was seated in the second row middle seat, in a carrier, but was not secured.
-- A 10-year-old female juvenile, name withheld, was seated in the third row bench seat, exact position unknown, and was also not secured by a seat belt.
INJURIES:
-- Bertina Thompson, the driver, sustained serious injuries and was flown by MSP Aviation Medivac Trooper 7 to Washington Hospital Center (Medstar), where she is listed in serious but stable condition.
-- The 5-year-old, who was ejected, was also transported by Trooper 7 to Children's National Medical Center (Washington, DC), where she is listed in critical condition with life threatening injuries.
-- Rudolph Mackall and Bertha Thompson were transported to Calvert Memorial Hospital by ground transport with non-life threatening injuries.
-- The 10-year-old female Juvenile and the 2-month-old infant female were transported by MSP Aviation Medivac Trooper 2 to Children's National Medical Center, where they are both listed as stable and being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
This investigation is ongoing. If anyone has information regarding the truck/trailer combination transporting the playground equipment, please contact DFC. Hardesty or Cpl. Moschetto of the Calvert County Sheriff's Crash Reconstruction Team (410)535-2800.
** Corrected original title: there were 3 adults and 3 children