On
December 14, 2019, at 6:15 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s
Office responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Pegg Road in Lexington
Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival deputies determined a single
vehicle had struck a pedestrian causing injury. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit
responded to the scene and continued the investigation.
Preliminary
investigation determined a 2004 Scion xB operated by Kyle Deven Shelnutt, age
20 of Drayden, was traveling southbound on Three Notch Road, and entered the
right turn lane for Pegg Road. A pedestrian, later identified as Brandon Wayne
Johnson, age 28 of Chesapeake Beach, entered the vehicle’s path of travel as he
attempted to cross the southbound lanes of Three Notch Road. Johnson sustained
incapacitating injuries and was transported via helicopter to an area trauma
center and remains in critical condition. Shelnutt and his passenger, Jordan
Michelle McLaughlin, age 21 of Ridge, were not transported from the scene.
At
this time circumstances surrounding the collision remain under investigation.
Anyone who witnessed the collision or events leading up to the collision is
asked to contact Corporal Brian Connelly at (301) 475-4200 extension 8031 or by
email at Brian.Connelly@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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