On Thursday, November 5, 2026, at approximately 3:12 p.m., deputies with the 
Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to a report of a serious 
motor vehicle collision with injuries in the 8700 block of Bayside Road in North 
Beach.
A preliminary investigation revealed a 2025 International commercial box truck 
was traveling south on Bayside Rd when it crossed the center line and collided 
head-on with a Chevrolet Equinox traveling northbound. The truck’s driver, 
Chester McDonald, 64, of Middle River, may have experienced a medical 
emergency before the collision.
McDonald was transported to CalvertHealth Medical Center, where he was 
pronounced deceased. The driver of the Equinox, identified as Kylie Gasch, 19, of 
North Beach, was transported to CalvertHealth with non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation remains ongoing. DFC M. Daily of the Crash Reconstruction 
Team is investigating. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or events 
leading up to it is asked to contact him at 410-535-2800 or by email at 
Michael.Daily@calvertcountymd.gov. Please reference case #26-94454