Man injured after truck crashes into church

A man was injured after the pickup truck he was driving ran off the road and crashed into a church in Great Mills early Saturday.

Patrol units from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Point Lookout Road in Great Mills at approximately 1:36 a.m. on Saturday, April 6. When deputies arrived, they found a 2005 Ford F-150 truck crashed into Holy Face Church and the driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was stuck inside the truck and seriously hurt, according to a release from the sheriff's office.

Local fire and emergency medical services personnel extricated the driver, Nicholas Aaron Fondren, 22, of California, from the truck, and he was transported to an area trauma center by Maryland State Police Aviation’s Trooper 7 for emergency care.

"At this time, speed, driver error and alcohol are considered contributing factors in the collision," according to the sheriff's office.

Due to the nature of the collision, the sheriff's office Collision Reconstruction Unit responded to assume the investigation. A preliminary investigation indicates the truck was traveling southbound on Point Lookout Road toward Great Mills Road when the vehicle left the road, traveled approximately 450 feet and struck Holy Face Church.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or any events leading up to the collision is asked to contact Corporal Jason Smith at Jason.Smith@stmaryscountymd.gov or 301-475-4200, ext. 2328.