Westminster Police Department Fatal Collision Media Release

Westminster Police Department Fatal Collision Media Release

WESTMINSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
36 Locust Street, P.O. Box 300
Westminster, Maryland 21158
Phone (410) 848-4646
Fax (410) 848-4230

Contact: Captain Gerry Frischkorn
Date: February 7, 2009 Administrative Bureau Commander
(410) 848-1638

The Westminster Police Department is currently investigating a hit and run fatal collision which occurred on Friday, February 6, 2009 at approximately 2300 hours.

A Ford pickup truck was involved in a minor collision as it was backing from a parking space in the Municipal parking lot at the intersection of Railroad Ave and Main St. in downtown Westminster. The witness contacted Westminster Police and indicated the suspect vehicle was last scene proceeding westbound on West Main Street at a high rate of speed.

Approximately one mile west on West Main Street, the driver of the Ford pickup truck struck the rear of a 2003 Chevy Cavalier which had just exited McDaniel College and was proceeding west on West Main Street. After the collision, the driver of the Ford pickup fled the scene and has not been located despite searches by officers on foot utilizing K-9 as well as an aerial search by the MSP helicopter.

The Chevy Cavalier was occupied by five passengers. The left rear passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The remaining passengers were transported to hospitals for treatment. One passenger was treated and released from Carroll Hospital Center and the three other passengers remain at University of Maryland Shock Trauma with non life threatening injuries. All of the passengers in the Chevy Cavalier are students at McDaniel College.

The investigation is being conducted by Det. J. Schuster from the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Westminster Police Department with assistance from the Maryland State Police C.R.A.S.H. Team.

The identities of the deceased and injured are as follows:

Deceased: Thomas Rouleau, 19, Gilboa, NY

Injured:

Megan Magee, 19, Belair, Md. Treated and released from Carroll Hospital Center.
Katenna Minadakis, 19, Hampstead, Md. Non life threatening injuries. Currently at Shock Trauma.
PatriciaMellott, 19, Cumberland, Md. Non life threatening injuries. Currently at Shock Trauma.
David Arnold, 19, Catonsville, Md. Non life threatening injuries. Currently at Shock Trauma.

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