fatal car crash

August 2, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Paint Branch Student and Mother Die in Car Wreck in Charles County

Maryland State Police (MSP) from the LaPlata Barrack are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed two people in Charles County on July 27. Police say that 15-year-old Halimatou Diallo and her mother, 49-year-old Fatoumata Binta Diakite, died in the wreck. The two lived in Silver Spring and Diallo was a student at Paint Branch High […]

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May 28, 2019 | Staff Writer

Man Dies After Car Strikes Tree, Catches Fire in Damascus

Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal single- vehicle collision that happened on Sunday evening in Damascus. Officers responded to Laytonsville Road just north of Hawkins Creamery Road where they found a vehicle on fire that had hit a large tree. The driver of the vehicle has been identified as 21 year old Aaron Michael […]

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February 28, 2016 | Staff Writer

Police Investigate Fatal Bethesda Collision, Three Family Members Killed in Crash (PHOTOS)

Three members of a Bethesda family were killed in a collision on Saturday night, according to Montgomery County Police. A fourth family member is hospitalized with life threatening injuries. The collision happened shortly before 7 p.m. on Feb. 27 at River Road and Pyle Road. Police said the investigation indicates that a 2016 BMW was […]

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June 26, 2015 | Krista Brick

Memorial Growing for Teen Victims of Car Crash in North Potomac (VIDEO & PHOTOS)

Two teens died in a tragic and violent car crash in North Potomac and now on the spot where they died a memorial is growing. A wooden marker decorated with flowers, a sports uniform, basketball and football is growing. Teens buried their heads in the hands in disbelief as they arrived to the spot where a […]

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June 1, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Five Things to Know Today, June 1, in Montgomery County

Here is your rundown of the five things to know today, June 1st, in Montgomery County, Maryland. 1. Flash Flood Watch: Don’t leave the house without your umbrella today. There’s rain in the forecast. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Montgomery County from noon today until late tonight. 2. Employment […]

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November 13, 2013 | Staff Writer

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Fatal Car Crash on I-270

Maryland troopers are investigating a head-on, fatal car crash that occurred on Nov. 12 at 11:27 p.m. on I-270 at I-370 in Gaithersburg. According to the preliminary investigation, the driver of a 2011 Honda Accord was traveling southbound in the northbound lane of I-270 when the vehicle struck an oncoming northbound Mercedes SUV in lane […]

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September 11, 2013 | Staff Writer

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Police Investigate Fatal Accident on Laytonsville Road

Updated Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Collision Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal collision that occurred the morning of September 11 near Laytonsville. According to police, at approximately 8:31 a.m., 5th District officers responded to the area of Laytonsville Road near Hawkins Creamery Road for a report of a personal injury collision. Officers located […]

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June 10, 2013 | Staff Writer

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Three Fatalities in Multi-Car Accident in Wheaton

Updated June 10, 2:00 p.m. Detectives from the Montgomery County Police, Collision Reconstruction Unit, are continuing to investigate a fatal collision that occurred on Sunday, June 9 at 9:47 p.m. at Georgia Avenue and Kayson Street in Wheaton. According to police, the preliminary investigation revealed that a maroon 2000 Nissan Sentra was making a left […]

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February 1, 2013 | Staff Writer

Police Investigate Fatal Ax in Olney

Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal vehicle collision that occurred the afternoon of Feb. 1 in Olney. At approximately 4:30 p.m., officers from the 4th District and Fire Rescue personnel responded to the area of 16600 block of Batchellors Forest Road for the report of a single vehicle collision. Preliminary investigation reveals that for reasons […]

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