UPDATE – Teen sustains serious injuries in crash

Photo courtesy of Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department

St. Leonard, MD – On Aug. 24 at approximately 11:13 p.m., the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Calvert Beach Road and Forest Trail in St. Leonard for a single vehicle crash. 

A 1999 Jeep Cherokee ran off the road and struck a tree. The Jeep was traveling west on Calvert Beach Road when it failed to negotiate a sweeping left turn in the roadway.  The Jeep crossed the center line and the west bound lane and left the roadway briefly. The Jeep then reentered the roadway and started rotating in a clockwise direction.  The vehicle continued across both lanes of the road and left the road on the east bound side. The Jeep struck a tree and continued to rotate around the tree. The driver, identified as Makayla Lee Burkman, 18 of Port Republic was pinned in the vehicle.

Emergency Medical Services crews worked for approximately an hour before they were able to extricate Burkman from the Jeep. Burkman was taken to Prince George’s Medical Center via Maryland State Police Helicopter. Burkman was suffering from life threatening injuries. The other occupants of the Jeep were identified as Tyler James Fortney, 19 of St. Leonard, Catherine Jordan Findley,18 of Prince Frederick and Kyle Nicholas Hooper, 18 of Prince Frederick. All three sustained non-life threatening injuries and were transported to a hospital for treatment.

Preliminary investigation indicated that speed and alcohol are factors in the crash.  The crash is being investigated by Dfc. W. Beisel of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. 

Anyone with information about the crash can call 410-535-2800 or email beiselww@co.cal.md.us.

Original report

St. Leonard, MD – Emergency personnel have been dispatched to a single-vehicle accident at Calvert Beach Road and Calvert Avenue in St. Leonard.

According to information relayed by the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department, four people have been injured and there is entrapment. A helicopter has been requested to fly one injured person to a trauma center.