Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that left one dead and four injured.
Police and rescue crews responded to report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries along Route 5 and Gallant Green Road in Hughesville on Dec. 29 around 4:21 p.m.
Crews arrived on the scene to discover two vehicles, a 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier and a 2001 Aurora Oldsmobile involved with several patients injured.
The driver of the Cavalier was Mary Gertrude Wade Chandler, 80 of Waldorf. Inside the Oldsmobile, there was a driver, Jennifer Rae Synder, 37 of Mechanicsville, along with a 10-year-old, a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old as passengers.
Investigation revealed Ms. Chandler in the Chevrolet was making a left turn onto Gallant Green Road from southbound MD Route 5.
Ms. Synder was driving the Oldsmobile and was traveling northbound Maryland Route 5. The driver of Chevrolet failed to yield the right of way and was struck by Oldsmobile. Chandler was transported to Prince George’s Hospital Center by MSP Helicopter Trooper 7 to Prince Georges Shock Trauma and was pronounced deceased at 9:28 p.m.
Ms. Synder and all of her passengers were transported by ambulance to Civista Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
State Police have determined the cause of the crash was failure to yield the right of way by Ms. Chandler. Investigation continues.