Car Plunges 75 Feet into Creek; Woman Critically Hurt

Police say excessive speed and alcohol caused a car to crash into a bridge and plunge 75 feet into the creek below, critically injuring an Annapolis woman on Thanksgiving.

The single-vehicle crash happened about 2:14 a.m. on Aris T. Allen Boulevard (MD-665) near Solomons Island Road (MD-2) in Annapolis. Anne Arundel County Police say weather was not a factor.

Investigators say a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta was westbound on Aris T. Allen Boulevard when it struck the bridge structure at Church Creek, overturned and dropped about 75 feet into the creek below.

One passenger, Laura Emily Blaha, 23, of South Harbor Lane in Annapolis, was thrown from the car. She was taken by Maryland State Police helicopter to the University of Maryland Shock trauma with life-threatening injuries.

The driver and other passenger in the vehicle refused medical treatment.

The car’s driver is Desmond Tomas Brown, 24, of Royal Street in Annapolis, and the other passenger is John Matthew Graham, 24, of Riva Road in Annapolis.

No charges have been filed at this time.