Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Billy Lusby was killed in an automobile crash while en route to conduct a burglary investigation with a Maryland State Police trooper at about 10:40 pm. He was the passenger in the trooper's patrol car when it was struck head-on by another vehicle that attempted to pass a car on Route 2, just south of Route 497 in Lusby. Sheriff Lusby and a passenger in the other vehicle were both transported to Calvert County Hospital where they both died. The trooper and the other driver both suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Sheriff Lusby had served with the Calvert County Sheriff's Office for five years and had been elected as the sheriff in 1970.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, and three daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Lusby gave the Calvert County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Prince Frederick community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Lusby.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Oscar William Lusby is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Calvert County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Oscar William Lusby's cause is highlighted.
How Oscar William Lusby Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Oscar William Lusby is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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