On November 13, 2018, at 11:22
a.m. patrol units from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the
22000 block of Chancellors Run Road in the area of Clipper Drive in Great
Mills, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving pedestrians. Deputies arrived on scene and found a single
vehicle had struck two pedestrians. The
pedestrians were transported to area trauma centers, and one pedestrian was
pronounced deceased at the medical facility.
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit was
contacted, and continued the investigation.
Preliminary investigation
determined a 2003 Dodge Dakota, operated by Hugo Neme Camelo, age 31 of Hollywood,
was traveling north on Chancellors Run Road towards Three Notch Road, when
Camelo struck two pedestrians. The pedestrians have been identified as Luz Aldave Frias, age 85, and Leandro Banaag
Frias, age 87, both of Great Mills. Luz
Frias and Leandro Frias were crossing the northbound lanes of Chancellors Run
Road, when they were struck by the Dodge truck.
Luz Frias was transported by ambulance to Prince George’s Trauma Center
and Leandro Frias was flown by helicopter to Washington Hospital Center where he
succumbed to his injuries. The operator
of the vehicle reported no incapacitating injury. At this time, speed and alcohol do not appear
to be factors in the collision.
Anyone who witnessed the
collision or any events leading to the collision, is asked to contact Corporal
Vincent Pontorno at (301) 475-4200 extension *2337, or by email at Vincent.Pontorno@stmarysmd.com. Citizens may
remain anonymous and contact Crime Solvers at (301) 475-3333, or text a tip to
“TIP239” plus their message to “CRIMES” (274637). Through the Crime Solvers
Program tipsters are eligible for an award of up to $1,000 for information
about a crime in St. Mary’s County that leads to an arrest or indictment.
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