DATE: October 1, 2020
CONTACT: Diane Richardson
Media Relations Office
(301) 609-6557 or (240) 682-1658
On October 1 at 7:19 a.m., officers responded to the area of Smallwood Church Road near Mason Springs Road in Indian Head, MD for the report of a car that struck a tree. Upon arrival, officers discovered the driver of the car, Michael Ryan Heckman, 28, of Indian Head, was deceased. Members of the Traffic Operations Unit responded to investigate. A preliminary investigation revealed Heckman was traveling on Smallwood Church Road when he went through a stop sign and crossed Mason Springs Road. The car continued down a roadway where it struck a tree. Through investigation, it was determined the crash actually occurred the night before, possibly between 7 p.m. – 12 a.m. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Cpl. W. Brad Saunders at (301) 609- 6225. The investigation is ongoing.
The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is a full-service law enforcement agency comprised of more than 600 police, corrections and civilian personnel responsible for protecting more than 150,000 residents. The CCSO was accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) in 2001 has been designated as a CALEA Gold Standard of Excellence agency since 2011. Established in 1658, the CCSO is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the United States. For more information, visit www.ccso.us.
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