Police Investigate Fatal Single-Vehicle Collisions in Potomac, Cloverly

Police responded to two fatal collisions between the late hours of Monday night and early hours of Tuesday morning: one in Potomac and another in Cloverly.

The Montgomery County Police Department said it received a call around 10:51 p.m. on Monday reporting a single-vehicle, single-occupant fatal collision in Potomac on River Road near Luvie Lane.

The vehicle hit a utility pole and caught on fire, according to a tweet from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer. Route 190 between Dalyn Drive and Travilah Road closed for the investigation.

Traffics Advisory – River Rd & Luvie Lane, Potomac, Collision & vehicle fire, vehicle struck utility pole, vehicle fire (fully involved), fire extinguished, road closed/blocked btwn Dalyn Dr & Travilah Rd, police OS directing, @mcfrs PE730, PE733, T710, A730, EMS703 OS https://t.co/6CbWsCbnJS

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) August 11, 2020

RT @mcpnews Collision Reconstruction Unit detectives en route to single vehicle, single occupant, fatal collision on River Rd (MD 190) & Luvie Ln, Potomac. MD 190 is closed btwn Dalyn Dr & Travilah Rd for investigation. Call received at approx 10:51 pm. No further info….. https://t.co/lLYjtmijRT pic.twitter.com/vK179MDHTl

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) August 11, 2020

Following a call around 12:19 a.m., the police department said detectives responded to another single-vehicle, single-occupant fatal collision in the Cloverly area.

The incident happened near the 15700 block of New Hampshire Avenue between Briggs Chaney Road and Spencerville Road, according to a tweet from Piringer, and resulted in a damaged utility pole.

Police reported around 7 a.m. that the preliminary investigation had been conducted and no roads were closed related to the collision.

Collision Reconstruction Unit detectives are investigating a single vehicle, single occupant, fatal collision on New Hampshire Ave & McNeil Ln, Cloverly area. Call received approx 12:19 this morning. No additional info at this time. Press release to be issued later today.

— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) August 11, 2020

(2/2) Fatal collision in Cloverly area: No road closures at this time. The preliminary investigation at the scene has concluded.

— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) August 11, 2020

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Bryan Gallion is a freelance reporter for Montgomery Community Media. He previously interned with MCM in the spring of 2019. Bryan recently earned a master's degree in journalism at the University of Maryland. He can be reached at bgallion@mymcmedia.org.

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