Saturday, January 10, 2015

5 VIRGINIA RESIDENTS RIDING A CAR KILLED IN MD. CRASH INVOLVING WILMINGTON TRUCK DRIVER. THE CAR AND TRUCK CRASHED AT AN INTERSECTION NEAR CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE, IN QUEENSTOWN, MD



5 VIRGINIA RESIDENTS RIDING A CAR KILLED IN MD. CRASH INVOLVING WILMINGTON TRUCK DRIVER.  THE CAR AND TRUCK CRASHED AT AN INTERSECTION NEAR CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE, IN QUEENSTOWN, MD







WYE MILLS, Md. -- Maryland State Police say five people are dead after a Virginia family's car collided with a tractor-trailer driven by a Wilmington man in Queen Anne's County.
The truck driver, Yvenet Mayette, 28, was also injured in the crash.
He was flown by Maryland State Police helicopter to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Details on his injuries were not immediately available.
Police say three adults, one of whom was pregnant, and two children were killed in the crash about 1:15 a.m. Saturday on Route 50 in Wye Mills. The car and truck crashed at an intersection near Chesapeake College.
The victims are identified as 24-year-old Regina Ayres of Greenbush, Virginia; her 7-year-old daughter Jordan Ayres; her 2-month-old son Jonathan Ayres; her 25-year-old boyfriend Travis Straton of Onancock, Virginia; and Regina Ayers' 30-year-old sister Zerissa Ayers, who was pregnant.
The family was driving in a 2006 Suzuki Forenza westbound on Rt. 50 approaching the intersection with Rt. 213 at the time of the accident. The tractor trailer was southbound on Rt. 213 at Rt. 50
The truck collided with car's passenger side, police said. Both vehicles traveled across the intersection and the tractor trailer rolled over the car before coming to rest, investigators reported.
Four of the five victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Zerissa Ayres, who was pregnant, was transported by ambulance to Easton Memorial Hospital, where both she was pronounced dead. Her unborn child did not survive. Police said investigators have been unable to determine who was driving the car the family was traveling in.
The Maryland State Police Crash Team and Maryland State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division are investigating.
Troopers said the Ayres family left Greenbush, Va., Friday night on a trip to Baltimore, Md. to visit family. The tractor trailer driver was reportedly been headed home to Wilmington, according to police.
The trailer was loaded with 44,000 pounds of polyfiber that the Mayette picked up Friday in Charlotte, N.C., police said. The tractor trailer is owned by Nationwide Solutions, LLC, of St. John, Indiana.
Fire and EMS crews from Queen Anne's County, Centreville, Queenstown, Grasonville, Hillsboro, and Talbot County responded to the scene of the accident. State Highway Administration members and deputies from the Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office also helped with the accident.
Authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash. At this time, alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the accident. The intersection where the crash happened is controlled by a traffic signal, according to authorities.
The crash required the closure of both east and westbound Rt. 50, which re-opened in both directions at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
No charges have been filed at this time.  It appears that either the driver or the car run a red light.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact Maryland State Police at (410) 758-1101, ext. 7.