2026-07-06 19:34:35 Head-on crash kills Mechanicsville man in Waldorf – NEW WTOP Skip to main content

Head-on crash kills Mechanicsville man in Waldorf

By Colleen Kelleher

A head-on collision killed a Mechanicsville man in Maryland’s Charles County Friday morning.

The 6:20 a.m. crash on Md. Route 5/Mattawoman Beantown Road at Pinefield Drive in Waldolf closed the northbound lanes all morning. The road opened around 9:45 a.m.

Maryland State Police said their preliminary investigation showed the driver of a silver Toyota Camry drove south in the northbound lane and crashed into a Ford F-150 pickup truck.

The driver of the truck, William Joseph Tucker, 67, died at the scene.

A U.S. Park Police helicopter took the driver of the Camry to MedStar Washington Hospital Center for treatment of his injuries.

2-year-old boy dies in Charles Co. crash; three others hurt, including infant

By Jack Moore
Maryland State Police are investigating a near head-on crash Tuesday afternoon in Charles County, Maryland, that killed a two-year-old boy and left three other people hurt, including the boy's mother and his infant brother. State troopers were called to Maryland Route 5/Leonardtown Road in the area of Pika Drive around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Troopers found a 2017 Hyundai had collided nearly head-on with a 2018 Ford F-250 truck.
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