Repeat DUI offender arrested after driving through fatal crash scene

LEONARDTOWN, Md. – On Nov. 26, TFC A. Oyler was assisting SMCSO with a fatal accident on Rt. 5 N/O Fairgrounds Road.

While the road was blocked due to reconstruction, a subject drove through the fatal accident scene. TFC Oyler conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and upon making contact with the driver, a strong odor of alcohol was detected. 

The driver, identified as Ann Marie Owens, 42 of Lexington Park was uncooperative during standardized field sobriety testing and she refused a breath test to determine her alcohol content. She also had three prior DUI arrests.

Owens was transported to St. Mary’s County Detention & Rehabilitation Center and charged with Driving Under the Influence.