At 3:44 a.m. on February 4, a single vehicle crash severely injured three occupants on Rt. 5 in Callaway.
Lt. Willenborg, of St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, told The Bay Net a 2005 Hyundai Sante Fe, travelling southbound on Rt. 5, south of Aster Drive, crossed the center line and left the road to hit a tree head-on.
The driver, Arthur S. Hubbard Sr., 21, and his back seat passenger Joshua King, 21 of Lusby, were critically injured and were flown from the scene to PG Shock Trauma.
A 16 year old juvenile, the front seat passenger, Joseph Barnes, age 16, of Tampa, Florida, was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital with incapacitating injuries, but then also flown to PG Shock Trauma.
As of Monday, February 5, the injured passengers and driver remained in hospital, the driver still in critical condition. “The investigators contacted the hospital this morning and they are all still breathing,” Willenborg told The Bay Net.
“A contributing factor is believed to be fatigue,” said Willenborg, although it is not known yet if the driver actually fell asleep at the wheel.
Investigation will continue by the SDFC Emory Johnson of the Crash Reconstruction Investigation Team.
Photos by Second District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad.