–photo courtesy of North Beach [Calvert County] Volunteer Fire Company-
Deputies with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to a report of a serious motor vehicle collision that killed a Middle River on Nov. 5 in the 8700 block of Bayside Road in North Beach.
A preliminary investigation revealed a 2025 International commercial box truck was traveling south on Bayside Rd when it crossed the center line and collided head-on with a Chevrolet Equinox traveling northbound at approximately 3:12 p.m.
According to authorities, the truck’s driver, Chester McDonald, 64, of Middle River, may have experienced a medical emergency before the collision.
McDonald was transported to CalvertHealth Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.
The driver of the Equinox, identified as Kylie Gasch, 19, of North Beach, was transported to CalvertHealth with non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation remains ongoing.