Cambridge Man Arrested Following Crash into Maryland Trooper

SALISBURY, Md. – The Maryland State Police (MSP) have arrested a Cambridge man after they say he drove the wrong way on U.S. Route 13 for several miles before colliding with a trooper’s vehicle.

Troopers arrested 36-year-old Joshua Edward Jorette on charges of driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and related traffic charges.

Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, the MSP Salisbury Barrack received multiple reports of a Ford pickup truck traveling north in the southbound lanes of the Salisbury Bypass. A trooper near the Johnson Road overpass located the vehicle and attempted to intercept it, but the pickup truck continued northbound, nearly striking his patrol vehicle. The trooper continued to follow the pickup truck and attempted to make another traffic stop, but the truck continued to flee north.

A second trooper responding to the incident reportedly observed multiple stationary vehicles and their occupants on the shoulder just north of the pickup truck’s location. The second trooper maneuvered his patrol vehicle directly in the path of the pickup truck driver in another attempt to stop the vehicle. Jorette allegedly attempted to maneuver around the patrol vehicle, but the trooper was able to absorb the impact. The crash caused the truck to spin and strike a Ford Expedition before becoming inoperable.

The second trooper was transported to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries and has since been released. The driver and a passenger in a Ford Expedition involved in the crash, a 66-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman, were also transported by ambulance to a local hospital.

The crash remains under investigation.