Maryland
Crash Kills Upper Marlboro Man, Woman Injured: State Police
PRINCE FREDERICK, MD — An Upper Marlboro man died when he lost control of his vehicle Saturday in Calvert County. A female passenger was injured and flown to a hospital, Maryland State Police said.
The driver, James Everett Patterson Jr., 56, of Upper Marlboro, was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger, 48, also of Upper Marlboro, was flown by Maryland State Police Aviation Command to the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Largo for treatment.
Patterson was driving a 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle southbound on Route 4, south of Westlake Boulevard in Prince Frederick. According to state police, the Chevrolet was southbound on Route 4 when it overturned about 2 p.m. Investigators believe the driver lost control of the vehicle.
Calvert County Sheriff’s Office deputies and personnel from the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration responded to the accident.
Maryland State Police are investigating the cause of the crash. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call 410-535-1400 and reference case number 23-MSP-021758.