Calvert County, MD – On September 14, 2025, at approximately 5:59 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau were alerted to a stolen vehicle entering Calvert County. The vehicle, a white Kia Optima, had been reported stolen out of Prince George’s County, MD, and was detected traveling on MD Rt. 260. Deputy MacWilliams located the vehicle on MD 260. Upon noticing law enforcement, the driver accelerated at a high rate of speed, passing vehicles on the shoulder and operating recklessly. Deputies activated emergency equipment and attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the vehicle fled. A pursuit was initiated, with additional units responding to assist. The pursuit continued eastbound on MD 260 to westbound on Mt. Harmony Road. Stop Sticks were deployed in an effort to end the pursuit; however, the driver swerved the vehicle toward officers and continued fleeing. The pursuit ended when the vehicle failed to negotiate a turn on Mt. Harmony Road near Alyssa Way, left the roadway, struck a telephone pole, traveled through a yard, and ultimately collided with a residence. The vehicle was occupied by four individuals. Three occupants sustained injuries, while one fled on foot into a wooded area. Deputies rendered medical aid at the scene and established a perimeter. With the assistance of agency personnel, K9 units, and drone resources, the fleeing suspect was located and detained without incident. That individual was uninjured. All four occupants were determined to be juveniles. The driver was airlifted by Maryland State Police helicopter to an area trauma center in critical condition. Two additional occupants were transported by ground to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. In accordance with Maryland law, the Office of the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) was notified of the incident but declined to investigate.
The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit responded and has assumed the investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or the events leading up to it is asked to contact DFC Jeffrey Hardesty at Jeffrey.Hardesty@calvertcountymd.gov and reference case number 25-76666.
