BERLIN — There are still more questions than answers in the tragic hit-and-run collision on Grays Corner Road last week that claimed the life of a local 14-year-old, but it appears some of the dots are being connected.
The Maryland State Police (MSP) on Monday announced it had located the vehicle suspected to be involved in the fatal hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of Gavin Knupp, 14, of Ocean Pines, on Grays Corner Road near the Glen Riddle community on July 11. An MSP release announced law enforcement officials located the suspected vehicle, a 2011 black Mercedes, in Worcester County around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday.
It’s important to note the MSP Crash Team investigation into the incident is active and ongoing and no persons of interest have been publicly identified. However, multiple reliable sources have advised the 2011 black Mercedes suspected to be involved in the collision was located in the Ocean Reef community in West Ocean City. A check of court records found one of the individuals connected to the incident through reliable sources reveals prior and recent traffic violations involving a 2011 black Mercedes and an address in the Ocean Reef community.
The investigation is active and ongoing, and no one has been formally charged. However, it appears there is some correlating information based on court records and reliable sources. The preliminary investigation revealed the victim was a pedestrian on Grays Corner Road at Riddle Lane when he was struck by a vehicle traveling east on Gray’s Corner Road. The victim was crossing the roadway to return to a passenger vehicle when he was struck by a motor vehicle, which fled the scene and did not return.
No one has been formally charged in the incident, but a social media post by a popular local hospitality group owner on Wednesday afternoon appears to provide a little insight. Matt Ortt, managing partner of Matt Ortt Companies, posted on social media on Wednesday with speculation about the incident running rampant in the close-knit local community, he felt the need to clear the air on some issues involving his establishments. Matt Ortt Companies operates the food and beverage operations in Ocean Pines, including the yacht club, as well as Coastal Salt and Coastal Smokehouse, among others.
Similar to the crash last year around the holidays in front of the Royal Farms in Hebron that killed 2 people…never a peep about it…speculation was road rage but no MSP release and never an article on here about it either. I’ve commented several times about the lack of coverage of it, on several articles, but even those comments are never posted by the moderators. I guess someone was involved that people who know them don’t want exposed…so I’d guess this gentleman isn’t in that protected class.
Suspicion and curiosity always follow statements that purport to “clear up issues” when the “issues” themselves aren’t made clear.
Just let MSP do their job and nix it with the drama, locals.
MSP will find out the truth. But it depends on who is behind the scenes making phone calls that will determine what we find out. The MSP answers to a higher authority and if that authority says to squash the issue thats what they will do.
It must have been some elite big shot. I think they know exactly who it was driving but they have enough pull to see that it is kept quiet!
Oh, they already know. That’s for sure.
they need to lock up his family for helping him