Vehicle Fire in Drayden Results in Discovery of Deceased Individual
LEONARDTOWN, MD (September 22,
2023) – On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County
Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) responded to a report of a vehicle fire in Drayden,
MD. Upon arrival, firefighters from the Second
District Volunteer Fire Department reported to Deputies they had extinguished
the blaze of a 2011 Ford Ranger and discovered an unidentified deceased male in
the driver’s seat.
Authorities from the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal and the SMCSO
Criminal Investigations Division (CID) were called to the location to initiate
an investigation.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending positive identification.
The Sheriff’s
Office Collision Reconstruction Unit has assumed the investigation. Anyone with
information related to this event is requested to contact Corporal Shawn Shelko
via email at shawn.shelko@stmaryscountymd.gov or by
telephone at 301-475-4200, Ext. 8147.
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