Elderly man injured in machete assault at Loy's Station Park; transported to Meritus Medical Center

Heard on: Frederick MD 92D Med 4 (Hospital) Group Calls

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Meritus Medical Center.

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Meritus Medical Center, it's Frederick EMS 982.

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Got about 20 years, 25 minute ETA on board a priority two category D Delta trauma.

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How do you copy?

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Copy.

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74 year old male.

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I might lose you with radio reception, but 74 year old male.

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Was struck with a machete.

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Has a laceration to the interior aspect of his right arm, right about the elbow area, with bleeding control just with direct pressure.

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No tourniquet applied at any point.

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He's also got about a three-inch laceration to the right forehead,

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but no loss of time.

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No major bleeding there.

7/15/2026 04:05 PM

Assault Report

Loys Station Park, 13506 Old Frederick Rd, Rocky Ridge, MD 21778

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, frederick EMS 982 reported a 74-year-old male with lacerations to the inner right arm near the elbow and to the right forehead after being struck with a machete at Loy's Station Park near Walkersville. Bleeding was controlled with direct pressure, no tourniquet applied, and no reported loss of consciousness. The patient, a priority-two trauma, was approximately 25 minutes from Meritus Medical Center.