Two Eastern Shore siblings were killed in a crash Monday afternoon when their car collided with a state trooper’s patrol car, police said.
Maynard W. Lowry, 88, of Tilghman, was pronounced dead at the scene in St. Michaels, a Talbot County town, police said. Alma Lowry, 87, also of Tilghman, was pronounced dead at a few hours later at Eastern Memorial Hospital, where she had been taken by ambulance.
The trooper in the crash, Trooper Philip Willoughby, was flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he was treated for minor injuries and released, police said. State Police spokesman Greg Shipley said Willoughby is off on medical leave and will likely return to work in a few days.
Maynard Lowry allegedly pulled out in front of Willoughby’s car, which had its sirens and emergency lights on, on Route 33, police said. Willoughby’s car hit Lowry’s 1987 Toyota Cressida on the driver’s side.
Willoughby was traveling east, responding to another vehicle crash. After hitting the Toyota, the trooper kicked his way out of his car and tried to help the elderly siblings, police said.
Witnesses told police the road was clear until Lowry pulled out from a shopping center parking lot east of Madison Avenue, police said.
The Maryland State Police CRASH Team will investigate the crash over the next few weeks, Shipley said, and Scott Patterson, the Talbot County State’s Attorney, will review the investigation when it’s done.
Traffic on Route 33 was slowed for several hours Monday night, but is now clear, Shipley said.
