A rollover crash claimed the life of a Chevrolet Suburban driver on Maryland Route 6 near Chambord Court on November 3, 2025, state police reported. The incident occurred around 6:29 p.m. when the westbound vehicle, towing a trailer, veered out of control and flipped, prompting a multi-agency response from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barracks and Charles County Sheriff’s Office.
Emergency medical services pronounced the driver dead at the scene, with the identity withheld pending family notification. The Maryland State Police CRASH Team took over the investigation due to the fatality, case number 25-MSP-036205. Preliminary findings point to loss of control as the cause, though weather, speed or mechanical issues remain under review. No other vehicles or injuries were reported in the single-vehicle collision.
Troopers cleared the wreckage by late evening, restoring full access to the two-lane stretch of Route 6, also known as Charles Street in this area. The crash site, at the intersection with Chambord Court in a residential pocket of Charlotte Hall, lies about five miles east of La Plata and draws commuters between Waldorf and St. Mary’s County. Maryland Department of Transportation logs noted the closure briefly disrupted evening traffic, with detours via local roads like Keech Drive.
Sgt. J. Zimmerman of the MSP CRASH Team seeks witnesses and can be reached at 301-392-1231 or justin.zimmerman@maryland.gov. The unit, specialized in reconstructing fatal scenes through evidence mapping and vehicle forensics, typically processes such cases within weeks, coordinating with county prosecutors for any charges if factors like impairment emerge.
Route 6 serves as a key artery in southern Charles County, spanning 28 miles from La Plata to the St. Mary’s line and handling about 15,000 vehicles daily near Charlotte Hall, per 2023 Maryland Department of Transportation counts.
This fatality adds to a string of serious incidents on Route 6. Just four months earlier, on July 26, 2025, a head-on collision in the 9900 block of Charles Street near La Plata killed two occupants of a Toyota Camry after it crossed the center line into oncoming traffic from a Ford F-150. That probe, handled by La Plata Barracks, cited excessive speed on a rain-slicked curve as a factor, closing the road for eight hours and underscoring persistent hazards on the undivided alignment.
Statewide, Maryland recorded 577 fatal crashes in 2023, a slight uptick from 534 in 2022, with rollovers accounting for 18 percent of deaths, often linked to towing loads exceeding 10,000 pounds without sway control, per Highway Safety Office data. Charles County mirrors this trend, logging 12 roadway fatalities in 2024, many on rural routes like 6 where response times average 12 minutes for state police. Towing a trailer demands adjusted braking distances — up to double on wet pavement — and mirrors extended for visibility, as outlined in Maryland driver manuals.