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Boy critically injured in Gambrills crash

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Posted at 10:42 AM, Oct 02, 2023
and last updated 2023-10-02 10:42:18-04

GAMBRILLS, Md. — A 4-year-old boy was critically injured in a crash involving a drunk driver Sunday afternoon in Anne Arundel County.

The accident happened at about 3:34 p.m. on Davidsonville Road near Gerstner Road, said police.

Scott Robert Sexton Teunis, 28, of Gambrills, who was charged with drunk driving, was headed north in a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado on Davidsonville Road and started turning left into a residential driveway.

The pick-up truck collided with a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by Michael John Chanaud, 20, of Gambrills, that was going south.

A 4-year-old Gambrills boy in the backseat of the Jeep had life-threatening injuries. He was properly restrained in a car seat, said police. The boy was flown by Medevac helicopter to Johns Hopkins Pediatric Trauma Center.

The Silverado driver was not injured. He was charged with causing a life-threatening injury while driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while impaired by alcohol, and related charges.