Update – On March 28, 2017 at approximately 7:23 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to a personal injury motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on southbound U.S. Route 301 north of Billingsley Rd.
A preliminary investigation conducted by Troopers indicates that a 2001 Nissan Frontier Pick-up truck, operated by William Straight, traveled onto the right shoulder and struck a guardrail before striking a pedestrian, Christopher Flade, who was walking southbound on the right shoulder. After striking the pedestrian, Straight continued traveling southbound on U.S. Route 301. Straight turned right onto Billingsley Road and then pulled into the driveway for the Charles County Mobile Intensive Care Unit before stopping.
As a result of the collision, Flade was pronounced deceased on scene by Paramedics and transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for autopsy.
Straight displayed signs of impairment and was placed through Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. Following those tests, Straight was taken into custody and transported to the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack for continued investigation. The Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office was consulted regarding this incident and briefed on the preliminary results. Charges are pending.
La Plata Barrack personnel were assisted on scene by the Maryland State Police Crash Team and Deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Additionally, personnel from the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department, the Charles County Department of Emergency Services EMS Division, the Charles County Mobile Intensive Care Unit and the State Highway Administration assisted.
This investigation is being continued by Corporal J. Zimmerman, a Collision Reconstruction Specialist assigned to the Maryland State Police CRASH Team. Anyone who may have witnessed or who has information regarding this collision is asked to contact Corporal J. Zimmerman at (301) 392-1231 and reference case number 17-MSP-012999.
White Plains Md. March 28 7:33 pm. — There have been reports of an accident involving a pedestrian in which has been pronounced deceased at the scene in the area of Crain Hwy and Billingsley Road.
