(Mitchellville, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating an early morning fatal crash in Mitchellville.
The deceased has not yet been identified due to next of kin notification. Emergency medical services personnel pronounced the victim deceased at the scene. Investigators are awaiting autopsy results.
The second victim is identified as Joshua Edwards, 22, of Greensboro, Maryland. Edwards was the driver and sole occupant in a silver 2013 Hyundai Sonata. Edwards was transported from the scene by medevac to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.
At 4:00 a.m. this morning, troopers from the College Park Barrack responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a vehicle travelling in the wrong direction, eastbound in the westbound lanes of Route 50 in Prince George’s County. Moments later the barrack received another 9-1-1 call reporting a crash on westbound Route 50, east of Route 704 in Mitchellville.
The preliminary investigation indicates the deceased driver, for reasons unknown at this time, was traveling in the wrong direction in the westbound lanes of Route 50 when the crash occurred. Police believe a separate crash occurred prior to the fatal crash on westbound Route 50 at Route 201/202. The driver of a black Nissan Altima told police he was hit by the car traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes. The driver of the black Nissan Altima was uninjured.
A tractor trailer was also on the scene of the fatal crash. The driver advised police his vehicle sustained minor damage due to the crash. He reported no injuries.
Westbound lanes of Route 50, east of Route 704 in Mitchellville were closed for approximately five hours while personnel from the State Highway Administration assisted with detours around the crash scene. The Maryland State Police Aviation Command and Prince George’s County Fire and Rescue also responded to the scene. The Maryland State Police CRASH Team and troopers from the College Park Barrack are conducting a detailed reconstruction of the crash as they continue the investigation.
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CONTACT: Office of Media Communications, 410-653-4236
or thru Headquarters Duty Officer, 410-653-4200
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The deceased has not yet been identified due to next of kin notification. Emergency medical services personnel pronounced the victim deceased at the scene. Investigators are awaiting autopsy results.
The second victim is identified as Joshua Edwards, 22, of Greensboro, Maryland. Edwards was the driver and sole occupant in a silver 2013 Hyundai Sonata. Edwards was transported from the scene by medevac to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.
At 4:00 a.m. this morning, troopers from the College Park Barrack responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a vehicle travelling in the wrong direction, eastbound in the westbound lanes of Route 50 in Prince George’s County. Moments later the barrack received another 9-1-1 call reporting a crash on westbound Route 50, east of Route 704 in Mitchellville.
The preliminary investigation indicates the deceased driver, for reasons unknown at this time, was traveling in the wrong direction in the westbound lanes of Route 50 when the crash occurred. Police believe a separate crash occurred prior to the fatal crash on westbound Route 50 at Route 201/202. The driver of a black Nissan Altima told police he was hit by the car traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes. The driver of the black Nissan Altima was uninjured.
A tractor trailer was also on the scene of the fatal crash. The driver advised police his vehicle sustained minor damage due to the crash. He reported no injuries.
Westbound lanes of Route 50, east of Route 704 in Mitchellville were closed for approximately five hours while personnel from the State Highway Administration assisted with detours around the crash scene. The Maryland State Police Aviation Command and Prince George’s County Fire and Rescue also responded to the scene. The Maryland State Police CRASH Team and troopers from the College Park Barrack are conducting a detailed reconstruction of the crash as they continue the investigation.
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CONTACT: Office of Media Communications, 410-653-4236
or thru Headquarters Duty Officer, 410-653-4200
[ This article originally appeared here ]