On Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, at approximately 11:46 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Copeland Lane in Lexington Park for the report of a serious motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Officers arrived on scene and due to the severity of the injuries to the pedestrian, members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit were contacted.
Preliminary investigation determined that a 2011 Kia Sorento operated by Alexandria Rene Labore, 21 of St. Inigoes, was traveling southbound on Three Notch Road when the vehicle struck the pedestrian, John Paul Miles III, 50 of Lexington Park, who had been standing in the roadway. Miles was pronounced deceased on the scene by St. Mary’s emergency medical personnel. There were no reported injuries to the driver.
At this time, speed and alcohol do not appear to be contributing factors on the part of the driver.
Anyone with additional information about the collision is asked to contact Cpl. Sheena Tirpak at sheena.tirpak@stmarysmd.com or call 301-475-4200, ext. 78051.
