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Man Charged in Crash That Killed Elderly Couple


Posted on Jan 21, 2010

Around 2:30 pm on Tuesday afternoon, 44-year-old Christopher Dockiewicz was speeding and passing other vehicles in his BMW.  While going around a sharp curve on Princess Anne Road, he lost control of his car and drove into oncoming traffic.  Dockiewicz struck a Ford Contour driven by Anthony Tonking, 74.  Tonking and his 72-year-old wife, Mary Jean, were pinned inside their car; paramedics and firefighters freed the couple, but Mary Jane died at the scene.  Anthony Tonking died shortly after being taken to a local hospital.  The couple was one week away from celebrating their 53rd wedding anniversary.

Christopher Dockiewicz has been charged with two counts of aggravated manslaughter and DUI.  The crash remains under investigation.

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