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Driver in fatal crash has apparently fled
* Marydel man wanted for manslaughter, DWI
By: KORY DODD , Staff Writer 02/03/2004
This is a picture of the accident scene last fall taken by staff
photographer CHRIS POLK.
MARYDEL - Police are searching for a Marydel man who was involved in a
fatal car crash south of Henderson in November.
Charges of manslaughter and driving while intoxicated against Sergio
Bamaca, 33, were filed after police discovered he and his family had fled the
area. Police realized Bamaca was missing on Jan. 10 when a officer with the
Maryland State Police Crash Investigation Team drove to Bamaca's home in
Walker's Trailer Park for a second interview, said State's Attorney Jonathan
Newell.
On Nov. 1, Bamaca's 1997 Dodge Ram van crossed a double yellow line along
a curve on Route 311 south of River Bridge Road and crashed head on into a 1996
Jeep Cherokee that had been traveling south. The jeep's driver, Richard Harold
Harris Jr., 30, of Henderson, died before help arrived. Bamaca's leg had to be
amputated at the scene and his four children, who were also in the car, were
all hospitalized for various injuries but later released.
Newell said the crash team waited until Bamaca had been released from the
hospital before first questioning him in early January. The interview netted
very little information because the officer was not bilingual and Bamaca did
not speak English, Newell said.
After preliminary tests came back showing Bamaca was driving with a blood
alcohol concentration of .07 at the time of the accident, a level warranting a
driving while impaired charge, the officer and a translator went to visit
Bamaca on Jan. 10, Newell said. But Bamaca and his family were gone and had not
left a forwarding address.
Police are asking anyone with information regarding Bamaca's whereabouts
to call the Maryland State Police at 410-479-3101.
Complete story appears in the print version.
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©The Star Democrat 2004
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