On February 7, 2024, around 6:58 p.m., members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Unit responded to a report of a serious motor vehicle crash in the area of Maryland Rt. 261 (Bayside Road) and 13th Street in Chesapeake Beach.
Preliminary Investigation revealed a 2017 Range Rover was traveling north on MD Rt. 261 approaching the intersection of 13th St., when a tree fell towards the roadway. The Range Rover struck the tree as it was falling. The tree impacted the vehicle as it intruded into the passenger compartment of the vehicle. After impact with the falling tree, the vehicle struck a guardrail and continued off the roadway striking a second tree.
The driver of the Range Rover, Gerald A. Robertson, 59 of Chesapeake Beach, was transported by ambulance to CalvertHealth where he was pronounced deceased due to injuries sustained from the crash. An unidentified female passenger was transported by Trooper 2 to a local trauma center in critical condition.
Master Deputy Jeffrey Hardesty of the Crash Reconstruction Team is investigating the crash. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or events leading up to it is asked to contact Master Deputy Hardesty at 410-535-2800 or via email at Jeffrey.Hardesty@calvertcountymd.gov.
