4 months ago
A 19 year old Maryland man has been charged with DUI and numerous traffic charges in a fiery crash that sent four other young people to the hospital early Thursday morning. It happened at about 2:30 a.m. on Olive School Road in Frederick county.
Police say Michael Shumaker, 19, of Knoxville, Md., had four passengers in his car at the time of the crash. Police say the vehicle, a Mitsubishi 3000 GT, was travelling at a high rate of speed and became airborne, sideswiped a utility pole, crashed into a cement culvert and burst into flames. Police say Shumaker fled the scene on foot but was later apprehended, and the four passengers in the car went to area hospitals. One of those injured teens was later treated and released, and the three others remain hospitalized at Maryland Shock-Trauma.
The passengers who were in Shumaker's vehicle included juveniles whose names were not released. The passengers were were identified by police as: a 17-year-old girl, from Thurmont; Melvin McQueen, 19, of Emmitsburg; Zachary Jean, 18 of Frederick; and a 17 year old girl from Frederick.
Police say Shumaker, who fled the scene on foot but was found about two-and-a-half hours later in a wooded area along Route 464, was first transported to Frederick Memorial Hospital where he was treated and released. Once released from the hospital, he was arrested and transported to the Frederick County Adult Detention Center's Central Booking Unit for processing.
Shumaker was charged with driving under the influence as well as numerous traffic charges that include failure to remain at the scene of a personal injury collision, driving without a license, fleeing on foot, failure to control speed, speed greater than reasonable, and reckless and negligent driving.
