PGPD PGPD Investigates Fatal Collision in Lanham

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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on February 13th in Lanham. The deceased driver is 45-year-old Tafari McPherson of New Carrolton.

On February 13, 2021, at approximately 8:40 pm, officers responded to the Whitfield Chapel Road and Rolling View Drive for a collision involving two vehicles.


The preliminary investigation revealed the McPherson was traveling southbound on Whitfield Chapel Road when a second vehicle traveling northbound on Whitfield Chapel Road lost control of their vehicle due to unfavorable weather conditions. The second vehicle struck McPherson vehicle on the driver’s side causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and ultimately striking a stop sign. McPherson was taken to a local hospital. McPherson died of his injuries on June 4th. The driver of the striking vehicle suffered what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries.



Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device. Please refer to case21-0007081.

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.

 

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