On September
23, 2015, at 7:36 a.m., St. Mary’s
County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a reported motor vehicle collision
with injuries on Pin Cushion Road in
Leonardtown, MD. Upon arrival, deputies found a Chevrolet S-10 pick-up
truck left the roadway and struck a tree.
The operator was suffering from a leg injury
and was placed on the tailgate of her vehicle to
elevate her leg while waiting for emergency medical personnel to arrive.
Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron arrived on the scene
to assist deputies and was standing to the rear of the truck speaking to the
injured operator. A fire truck operated by Kenneth Scully, age 61, of
Company 1 Leonardtown, arrived on the scene. Sheriff Cameron was struck by
the fire truck and was pinned between the fire truck and tailgate
of the wrecked vehicle. As the firetruck continued to move forward, Sheriff
Cameron was thrown to the ground. Sheriff Cameron was transported from the
scene by ambulance to MedStar St. Mary's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was released.
The facts of the case were
reviewed with the Assistant State’s Attorney,
Laura Caspar. Based on the facts, the operator
of the fire truck has been charged via citations for Negligent Driving,
Failure to Control Speed to Avoid a Collision, and Driver Failure to Exercise
Due Care to Avoid Pedestrian Collision.
