Greenbelt Police Officer, Driver ID'd Following In-Custody Death

GREENBELT, MD — Officials have identified the man who died while in custody following a single-vehicle crash July 1 that also left an infant uninjured in his vehicle.

The incident happened around 10 p.m. July 1 in the unit block of Southway in Greenbelt. United States Park Police requested assistance from Greenbelt police officers at the scene of a crash.

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USPP officers saw a vehicle leave the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and crash into a wooded area along Southway just off the parkway. Emergency responders also were called to the scene, according to USPP.

When Greenbelt police officers arrived at the scene, the driver had already been placed in handcuffs and was in the road after being led out of the woods. However, while in custody, the driver became unresponsive.

Officers began administering first aid until emergency workers with Prince George's County Fire and EMS Department arrived and took over. They took the driver to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

An infant was in the man's crashed vehicle, but wasn't injured, according to police.

The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has identified the driver and the Greenbelt Police Department officer involved in the incident.

The driver has been identified as 40-year-old Michael MacDougall of Frederick.

The involved officer has been identified as Greenbelt Police Officer Tyler Fahey, a four-year veteran officer assigned to the Patrol Division.

The IID continues to investigate the circumstances of this police-involved in-custody death. Anyone with information about this incident, including cell phone or private surveillance video, is asked to contact the IID at (410) 576-7070 or by email at IID@oag.maryland.gov.

The officer was wearing a body-worn camera and his cruiser is equipped with a dashboard camera, which recorded the incident. The IID will generally release the body-worn cameras and dashcam footage within 20 business days of an incident. There may be situations where more than 20 days is necessary, including if investigators need more time to complete witness interviews, if there are technical delays caused by the need to shield the identities of civilian witnesses, or to allow family members to view the video before it is released to the public.