On July 26, 2025 at approximately 7:19pm police, fire department and emergency medical services personnel responded to the 9900 block of Charles Street (MD Rt. 6) in La Plata for a reported head-on style motor vehicle collision with reported occupants trapped in a vehicle. La Plata Police Department and Charles County Sheriff’s Office officers arrived on the scene simultaneously and discovered two occupants (29 year old female from Washington, DC; 31 year old female from Seat Pleasant, Maryland) in a black 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis were instantly deceased and trapped in the vehicle. A third occupant (31 year old female from Washington, DC) was extricated by La Plata Volunteer Fire Department and Charles County Department of Emergency Services personnel. She was airlifted by Maryland State Police Trooper 2 to the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center and is listed in stable condition. Names of the victims are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Preliminary investigation revealed a white 2021 Infiniti SUV, operated by Cory Jermaine Kane (46 year old male from District Heights, Maryland) was traveling eastbound on Charles Street and crossed over the center line markings and struck the Mercury Marquis which was traveling westbound. Kane refused medical treatment on the scene and was taken into custody by officers of the La Plata Police Department. Speed and alcohol were determined to be contributing factors to the collision.

If you are a witness to the collision or have additional information, please contact Corporal Kalen Kerere of the La Plata Police Department at (301)934-1500 or kkerere@townoflaplata.org.