The Calvert County Control Center was contacted by the Lusby Fastop located at 11790 HG Trueman Road in Lusby on February 5th at 12:37 A.M. in reference to a theft at the store. The employee of the Fastop provided a description of the suspect as well as a vehicle description.
The Complainant also stated an employee of the Fastop had followed them to an address in Lusby, Md. Calvert County Sherrif’s Dep. L. Wood responded to the address and while responding, the Calvert Control Center was contacted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office who advised them a similar style vehicle was stolen in Lexington Park. While receiving the information from St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, the Calvert Control Center recognized the vehicle lookout information provided by St. Mary’s to be the same vehicle that had committed the theft at the Fastop.
Updated information was given to Dep. L. Wood who responded to the Lusby address with negative results. Dep. L. Wood then traveled back to the Fastop to take the report of the theft. Deputy L. Wood and Dfc. Wilson went inside the Fastop and upon exiting, they observed the suspect vehicle now at the gas pumps attempting to purchase fuel. Dfc. Wilson and Deputy Wood approached the vehicle on foot and attempted to make contact with the occupants around the vehicle.
Deputies then observed a male driver later identified as David Todd Dennison 37 Years old of Patuxent River, Md jump into the driver’s seat of the vehicle and flee. Deputies observed the vehicle travel West on Rousby Hall Road heading towards Olivet Road. Deputies returned to their vehicles and subsequently canvassed the area with negative results.
Deputies continued to canvass the area at which time a St. Mary’s County Deputy assisting with the canvass, observed a vehicle overturned off the roadway into a wooded area East of the Rousby Hall Circle, approximately 17 Minutes later. Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office subsequently arrived on scene and summonsed assistance for Emergency Medical Services. The Solomons Volunteer Fire Department, St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department and Lexington Park Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene to render medical treatment.
The vehicle occupants were identified as David Todd Dennsion 37 year old of Patuxent River, Md, Amanda Nicole Gott 25 year old of Lusby, Md, and Steven Edward Coontz 53 year old of Lusby, Md. All three occupants were transported to the Calvert Memorial Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash.
Steven Coontz was later pronounced deceased by Medical Staff after succumbing to injuries sustained in the crash. Amanda Gott and David Dennison were later transported to Medstar for further observation with non-life threatening injuries. This crash is being investigated by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit.
Preliminary investigation suggests that Alcohol and speed are factors which contributed to the crash.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dfc. C. Childress at 410-535-2800 or email at childrcj@co.cal.md.us.
Sheriff Mike Evans extends his thanks to all of the EMS personnel that assisted, as well as the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. “ This is an unfortunate accident and our condolences to the family of Mr. Coontz”
