(Aug. 17, 2017) Commuters in the southern end of the county were hit with a nasty delay on Route 113 Monday evening, as a two-car collision required medevacing one driver to Shock Trauma in Baltimore with non-life-threatening injuries.
State police report a 1990 Chevrolet truck, operated by Kamron Lucas, 30, of Newark, Maryland, was traveling westbound on Cedartown Road when it failed to obey a stop sign at the junction of Cedartown Road and U.S. 113 at around 4 p.m. Monday.
A 2012 Ford F-250 pickup, operated by an unidentified driver and including an undisclosed amount of passengers, was heading northbound on Route 113 at the same time, and struck Lucas’ driver’s side door.
Lucas’ truck was pushed over the southbound lane and came to rest in an adjacent cornfield.
Troopers, who responded to the scene around 4:40 p.m., found Lucas being treated by Newark EMS and noted that he appeared to be impaired by some substance.
Troopers report they detected the odor of marijuana on Lucas and found suspected marijuana inside his vehicle.
According to police, the driver and passengers in the Ford F-250 were uninjured.
Lucas was transported to the hospital via the state police helicopter, Trooper 4, where he was listed in serious condition on Tuesday.    
Charges are still pending, as the case is being investigated.