Crime & Safety
Lothian Driver Injured in Head-On Crash: Police
A car driven by a Bowie woman reportedly veered into oncoming traffic, and hit a Lothian woman's car head-on, police say.
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DAVIDSONVILLE, MD — A Bowie woman suffered life-threatening injuries after her car veered into oncoming traffic in a Davidsonville crash, authorities said.
Two people were injured in the accident about 8 a.m. Saturday on Davidsonville Road north of Rutland Road in Davidsonville.
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A 2007 Mercury Milan driven by Shelby Neff, 20, Bowie was northbound on Davidsonville Road when it crossed into the lane for southbound traffic. Neff’s car struck an oncoming 2008 Subaru Legacy driven by Cheryle E. Holmes, 38, of Lothian head-on, according to Anne Arundel County Police.
Holmes, who was wearing a seatbelt, was trapped in the vehicle and had to be cut free by fire department personnel. She was taken by Anne Arundel County paramedics to Prince George’s Trauma with serious injuries.
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Neff, who was not wearing a seatbelt, according to police, was flown by helicopter to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma with life-threatening juries.
The primary cause of this collision appears to be driver error, failing to remain right of center, by Neff, police say.
Investigators are trying to determine what caused Neff to cross the center line; charges are pending review by the state’s attorney.
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