Biker dies in Calvert accident

SMECO worker killed in collision with Camaro

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

Larry Gordon Hogan II was thrown from his 2001 Harley-Davidson Heritage Classic Softail when he struck a 1998 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Sarah Elizabeth Brown, 58, also of Port Republic. Brown was making a left turn onto Broomes Island Road and failed to yield to the motorcycle as the motorcycle hit the right quarter panel of Brown’s vehicle at 12:15 p.m., the press release said. Police and EMS personnel arrived on the scene within minutes of the crash and found Hogan critically injured in the roadway, according to the release. He was transported by ambulance to Calvert Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead.

Brown did not sustain any significant injuries, according to the release.

No charges have been filed against Brown, said Lt. Homer Rich of Maryland State Police, but he said she will likely face some charges.

‘‘Based on my discussions with investigators on the case, that would be my assumption,” Rich said. The crash investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by trooper D. Saucerman, according to the release.

Hogan, who had ridden motorcycles since he was 16, was a bowler at Lord Calvert Bowl in Huntingtown and ran Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative’s bowl-a-thon, his son, Larry G. Hogan III said. Every Wednesday he bowled with his team, Hogan’s Heroes, Hogan III said.

‘‘He was a great father and a great man to everyone,” Hogan III said.

Hogan, married to Rhonda Hogan for 22 years, worked for SMECO and was a self-employed master electrician for Hogan’s Electric, Hogan III said.

A candlelight vigil was held for Hogan on Monday night at the scene of the crash. Family and friends shared memories, prayed, and had a moment of silence with the exception of a running motorcycle in his honor.