On September 3, 2015 at approximately 1940 hours members of
the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau and Crash Reconstruction Team
responded to the intersection of MD Route 4 and Rousby Hall Road for the report
of a serious motor vehicle crash. Upon
arrival units located three vehicles that were involved in a collision. One of the vehicles involved was a Harley
Davidson motorcycle.
Preliminary investigation revealed a 2001 Harley Davidson
motorcycle operated by Conrado Rago Fabricante Jr, a 55 year old male of
Broomes Island, was traveling northbound on MD Route 4 in the area of Rousby
Hall Road. The motorcycle was also
occupied by a rear passenger, Lauren Shelby Pitt, a 27 year old female of
Hollywood MD. As the motorcycle entered
the intersection, a 2009 Jeep Wrangler operated by Joseph James Illar, a 57
year old male of Lusby, entered the intersection in an attempt to make a left
turn to travel west on Rousby Hall Road and collided with the motorcycle. As a result of the collision both the
operator and the rear passenger were ejected from the motorcycle. After the collision the motorcycle continued
travelling west and struck a 2014 Mercedes Benz SUV, which was stopped on
Rousby Hall Road waiting to turn right onto northbound MD Route 4. The Mercedes was operated by Julianne Robin
Posey, a 53 year old female of Broomes Island.
Subsequent to the collision with the Mercedes, the motorcycle and the Mercedes
caught fire.
Fabricante and Pitt were both killed and were pronounced
dead on the scene by emergency medical personnel. Illar was treated on the scene for minor
injuries and was released. Posey also
sustained minor injuries and was released after assessment on the scene.
At this time the causation of the collision and fault
remains under investigation.
The bodies of Fabricante and Pitt were transported to the
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, MD where an autopsy will be
performed.
Deputy W. Rector and other members of the Crash Reconstruction
Team are conducting an investigation into the events that led up to the
collision. Anyone with information about
the collision is asked to contact Dep. Rector at 410-535-2800 or via e-mail at
rectorwa@co.cal.md.us.
