HUNTINGTOWN, MD – The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office reports a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred this morning on Plum Point Road at the intersection of Kimberly Lane in Huntingtown.
At approximately 9:42 a.m. on January 5, deputies from the Patrol Bureau responded to the scene of the accident involving a 2001 Peterbilt tow truck and a 2018 Ford Edge. The initial investigation indicates that the Ford Edge, driven by 73-year-old Gregory L. Cristarella of Huntingtown, was traveling westbound on Plum Point Road. Witnesses observed Cristarella driving on the wrong side of the road, leading to a head-on collision with the tow truck.
Cristarella was transported to CalvertHealth Medical Center, where he was later pronounced deceased. The tow truck driver, 42-year-old Robert H. Bradford of Mechanicsville, sustained minor injuries and was also taken to CalvertHealth.
The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a thorough investigation of the incident. Master Deputy First Class Jeffrey Hardesty of the Crash Reconstruction Team is leading the investigation. Witnesses or anyone with information related to the collision are urged to contact M/DFC Hardesty at 410-535-2800 or via email at Jeffrey.Hardesty@CalvertCountymd.gov.