Charles Co. Fatal Car Crash on St. Patrick’s Drive in Waldorf

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On April 8 at 6 p.m., officers responded to 155 St. Patrick’s Drive in Waldorf for the report of a motor vehicle crash. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a gray Honda SUV had exited a car wash and was in the far-right acceleration lane when the driver of a white Genesis SUV, reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed, struck the Honda SUV in the rear causing both vehicles to spin into the median. The front seat passenger in the Honda SUV was pronounced deceased on the scene. He was later identified as Godfrey Derlonard Scarlett, age 68, of Virginia. The driver of the Honda SUV, a 63-year-old female from Waldorf, was flown to a hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the Genesis SUV, a 50-year-old male of Waldorf, was transported by ground to a hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. Anyone who has information about this crash is asked to contact PFC Dove at 301-609-6225. Traffic Operations officers are continuing the investigation.

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