The Charles County Sheriff’s Office told WUSA9 that the crash happened during a police chase that started in Virginia. Maryland State Police are handling the crash, the office said. It is not yet clear whether the involved police cruisers had dash camera footage. The area of the crash is near the La Plata Shopping Center.

A person is dead after a police chase that started in Virginia ended with a crash in La Plata, Maryland early Tuesday morning, prompting an investigation by the Maryland Attorney General's Office, according to the agency in a statement.

The Maryland Office of Attorney General (OAG) is investigating a deadly collision that involved a police vehicle in Charles County. Details remain limited; however, in a post on X on Tuesday, Dec. 3,

LA PLATA, Md. - Investigators are on the scene of a deadly crash involving a police vehicle in Charles County. The collision happened near Route 301 and Port Tobacco Road in La Plata. According to a post on X,

A fatal crash involving a police vehicle is under investigation following an incident Tuesday morning near the intersection of Route 301 and Port Tobacco Road in La Plata, Maryland. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced that the state’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) is leading the investigation.