A 32-year-old Pikesville man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday for a 2025 police pursuit that resulted in a fatal crash in Prince Frederick.
Calvert County Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee sentenced Savon Q. Samuel on September 29, 2026, after he was convicted of car manslaughter and running and eluding.
The charges stemmed from a collision soon after 12:30 a.m. on December 12, 2025, when a Calvert County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to stop Samuel for a traffic infraction on Route 4 in Prince Frederick.
Samuel failed to stop and escaped from the deputy, heading south on Route 4.
According to investigators, Samuel entered the intersection of Route 4 and Stoakley Road at a high pace and ran a red light.
His Nissan crashed with a Honda sedan driven by Servon Gatewood, 58, of Lusby, and also hit a Kia SUV.
Gatewood was taken to CalvertHealth Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead from injuries sustained in the crash.
The Kia’s occupants sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Before the incident, investigators learned Samuel was driving at speeds exceeding 83 mph in a 35 mph zone. Court records also show that the Nissan was driving with an incorrect registration plate and an expired registration at the time of the pursuit.
Samuel was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the crash before being taken into prison.
On June 22, 2026, he pled guilty to vehicular manslaughter and running and eluding.
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division examined the crash, with assistance from the Maryland State Police Crash Team, because it occurred during a police pursuit.
The Independent Investigations Division eventually ruled that no criminal charges would be brought against the deputy involved in the pursuit.
Samuel was sentenced to twelve years in prison. He will also spend five years of supervised probation after being released.
Christopher J. Monte, Deputy State’s Attorney for Calvert County, prosecuted the case.
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