On December 7, 2016, at approximately
1:20 a.m., Corporal Shaun Carberry was assisting a disabled vehicle, a Pontiac
Sunfire, on Chaptico Road in the area of Budds Creek Road, when he was struck by a motor vehicle. The
investigation revealed, the driver of the striking vehicle, Michael Austin
Mattingly, age 21, of Mechanicsville, left the roadway for unknown reasons and
struck the disabled vehicle, which subsequently struck Corporal Carberry. As
Corporal Carberry saw the oncoming vehicle,
he pushed the driver of the disabled vehicle out of harm’s way to avoid the
driver being struck. The operator of the
striking vehicle, Mattingly, remained on scene. He was transported to the St.
Mary’s County Detention Center where he was
charged with Driving Under the Influence.
Corporal Carberry was transported to Prince George’s Hospital
where he remains for the treatment of serious non-life threatening injuries.
The Collision Unit Reconstruction Unit
assisted patrol deputies with the preliminary investigation. Anyone with
information is asked to contact Sgt. Peacher at 301-475-4200, ext. *8065.
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| Michael Austin Mattingly |
