MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH UNDER INVESTIGATION IN TRAPPE, MARYLAND

TRAPPE, MD - The Talbot County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a motor vehicle crash that took place in the early morning hours of June 17, 2025. Deputies responded to the scene around 4:30 AM, near Chloras Point Road and Claylands Road in Trappe, Maryland.

Upon arrival, deputies found a severely damaged vehicle about 150 yards off the roadway. The damage indicated that the vehicle had rolled over multiple times. The driver, identified as 18-year-old Ellis Newcomb from Easton, MD, declined medical treatment at the scene.

A passenger in the vehicle was ejected during the collision and sustained life-threatening injuries. Emergency medical personnel transported the injured passenger to the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton, where they were subsequently transferred to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, MD, for further treatment.

The investigation is being led by the Crash Reconstruction Unit of the Talbot County Sheriff's Office.

Anyone with information related to this incident is urged to contact the Talbot County Sheriff's Office at 410-822-1020. Tips may also be submitted via email at sheriff@talbotcountymd.gov, on their Facebook page, or through the official website at talbotsheriff.org.