On September 14, 2019, at approximately
2:29 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the
28400 block of Point Lookout Road, in the area of Loveville Road, for the
reported motor vehicle collision. Deputies arrived on scene and located two
vehicles involved in the collision, with one of the operators trapped in the
vehicle. Members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision
Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene and continued the investigation.
Preliminary investigation determined a 2000
Dodge Dakota, operated by Michael Lynn McDonald, age 70 of Mechanicsville, made
a left turn from Loveville Road attempting to head southbound on Point Lookout
Road. McDonald failed to yield the right of way to a 2000 Chrysler Town and
Country Van operated by Thomas Henry Franz III, age 84 of Prince Frederick, who
was traveling northbound on Point Lookout Road. After the vehicles collided,
McDonald’s vehicle continued off the roadway and struck a street sign. McDonald
was trapped in the vehicle after the collision.
McDonald was extracted from the vehicle and flown by helicopter to an
area trauma center with incapacitating injuries. A passenger in McDonald’s vehicle, Louise
Therese McDonald, age 67 of Mechanicsville, was transported to an area trauma
center for treatment. Franz was transported to an area hospital where he was
treated and released.
At this time, speed and alcohol do not
appear to be factors in the collision. Anyone who witnessed the collision or
events leading to the collision is asked to contact Corporal Brian Connelly at
(301) 475-4200 extension *8031 or by email at Brian.Connelly@stmarysmd.com.
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