Hit and run in Wheaton

Montgomery County police responded to a report of a hit-and-run accident and assault in Wheaton last night. The collision was reported at the intersection of Blueridge Avenue and Bucknell Drive, a relatively quiet corner near the Bucknell Apartments, at 10:10 PM. According to police, following the collision, one of the drivers drove away as a member of the other party attempted to hold onto the vehicle's door handle. That action by the fleeing driver was termed an aggravated assault by police.

Police investigate fatal Silver Spring accident

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit are currently investigating a multi-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on July 30, 2026 in Silver Spring. At approximately 9:53 PM, 3rd District officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service personnel were dispatched to the intersection of University Boulevard East and Colesville Road, following reports of a severe collision. According to preliminary investigation findings, a white 2013 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling westbound on University Boulevard East. For reasons that remain under investigation, the Silverado left its path, striking a guardrail, a curb, two trees, and a utility pole along the left side of the roadway.

Following the impacts, the truck overturned and collided with the rear of two other vehicles—a white Acura RDX and a white Ford Escape—which were stopped at a red light at the intersection of westbound University Boulevard East and Colesville Road. The Chevrolet Silverado driver, 35-year-old Moussa Diarra of Springdale, Maryland, was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the Silverado sustained non-life-threatening injuries, and was transported to a local area hospital for treatment. Neither the driver of the Acura RDX nor the driver of the Ford Escape reported any injuries.

Police say this remains an active and ongoing investigation, which may take anywhere from several weeks to months to conclude as detectives work to determine the underlying factors that contributed to the crash. They are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or has relevant information regarding the collision, to contact the Montgomery County Police Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620.

Driver crashes into Potbelly in White Oak

A driver crashed into the storefront of the Potbelly sandwich shop in the White Oak area of Silver Spring last Sunday, February 22, 2026. The front of the restaurant was then boarded up, as seen in the above photo, taken Wednesday evening. Montgomery County police have not commented publicly on the cause of the crash. Potbelly is located at 12273 Tech Road, in the Westech Corner shopping center.

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Pedestrian killed in Montgomery Hills

A Gaithersburg man was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by the driver of a gray 2020 Honda CR-V in Montgomery Hills Tuesday night, February 13, 2024. Khalid Shakir Scriven, 27, was in the roadway of the 9500 block of Georgia Avenue near Flora Lane around 8:00 PM when he was hit. The driver of the CR-V remained at the scene and is cooperating with police.

An accident investigation is active and ongoing, police say. Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact CRU detectives at (240) 773-6620.

Metrobus crashes into Jewelry Buyers in Wheaton

A Metrobus crashed into Jewelry Buyers at 2575 Ennalls Avenue in Wheaton around 9:30 AM yesterday morning, March 2, 2023. The bus drove through the storefront, and continued all the way into the store. No one was inside the store when the accident occurred, but three people were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer said. There were no passengers on the bus at the time of the accident.

According to Metro Transit Police, the bus was struck by a speeding white van whose driver allegedly made a reckless lane change. Police later charged the driver of the van with making an unsafe lane change, failing to control speed to avoid a collision, making an improper right turn, and failing to wear corrective lenses. Wild morning in the Wheaton Triangle!

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Car crashes into house in Aspen Hill

It was a wild night in a part of Aspen Hill near the InterCounty Connector. A vehicle left the roadway in the 1400 block of Woodwell Road, climbed a steep front yard, crashed right into the front door of a home, and burst into flames just after 1:00 AM this morning. The driver was extricated by firefighters, and transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer. Two occupants of the home managed to exit without injury. @MoCoPGNews captured some dramatic video of the scene on Twitter.

Fatal crash in Layhill

A Rockville man was killed in an auto accident in the Layhill area of Silver Spring early Sunday morning, Montgomery County police announced. Stefano Jorge Fernandes, 23, was traveling west on Norbeck Road in his 2006 Mazda6 around 1:08 AM, when it left the roadway for unknown reasons. The vehicle collided with several trees in the vicinity of Whitehaven Road, police said, and Fernandes was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) continues to investigate this collision. Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact CRU detectives at 240-773-6620.

Fatal accident on Norbeck Road near Llewellyn Fields neighborhood in Silver Spring

A Rockville man has died after a collision on Norbeck Road Friday night. Detectives with the Collision Reconstruction Unit of the Montgomery County police say Christian Richardson, 24, of Dumbarton Drive in Rockville, was riding a 2014 Yamaha FZ-09 motorcycle heading west on Norbeck Road approaching Llewellyn Manor Way around 8:20 PM. A 2007 Toyota Prius on Llewellyn Manor Way attempted to cross Norbeck Road to enter Northwest Branch Recreational Park, and the two vehicles collided.

Richardson was transported to an unidentified local hospital, where he later died from his injuries. The driver of the Prius, identified as Tatiana Ogundeko, 22, of Waldorf, and an adult female passenger were not injured in the collision. They remained on the scene and are cooperating with police. Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620.

Hit and run in South Four Corners

A hit-and-run accident was reported to Montgomery County police in the South Four Corners area of Silver Spring this past Friday night. At least one vehicle was struck in the 10100 block of Kinross Avenue around 11:37 PM, according to crime data. There is no word if anyone was injured, but the driver of the striking vehicle fled the scene.

Police investigate serious accident in Fairland

Montgomery County police are investigating a serious accident that occurred in the Fairland area of Silver Spring last night at 6:47 PM. A 1998 Toyota Corolla was traveling west on Sheffield Manor Drive when the driver lost control and crashed into a parked Freightliner truck on the side of the road.

The driver of the Corolla, Jaime Rodrigo Herrera, 22, of Renfrew Road in Silver Spring, was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this collision. Detectives are attempting to determine what caused the driver to lose control. Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620.

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Pedestrian struck by police cruiser in Wheaton

A Montgomery County police cruiser struck a pedestrian in Wheaton last night around 9:27 PM, on Georgia Avenue near Blueridge Avenue. The pedestrian was transported to an unidentified local hospital with life-threatening injuries; the officer was not injured in the collision.

The marked 2016 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor was traveling southbound on Georgia when it collided with a male pedestrian in the roadway. Police say the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk when he was struck. The officer was not responding to an emergency call at the time of the collision, police reported, and its light bar and siren were not activated.

Anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has further information, is asked to call the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620.

Ashton man killed in crash

An Ashton resident was killed Saturday night when his motorcycle collided with a Toyota RAV 4 on Ashton Road (Route 108) between Ashland Drive and Tucker Road, around 7:00 PM. Gregory Viccharelli, 56, of Astoria Lane died after being transported to Suburban Hospital. He was riding a 1995 Harley Davidson.

The driver and passenger of the Toyota suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and were transported to a local hospital. This collision remains under investigation.  Anyone with information regarding this crash is asked to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240.773.6620.

Pedestrian killed by van in Glenmont

A pedestrian was struck crossing Georgia Avenue in Glenmont last night, and later died at an unidentified local hospital. Montgomery County police say the man was crossing Georgia between Glenallen Avenue and Urbana Drive at 8:26 PM, when he was struck by a 2006 Dodge Sprinter van driven by Alberto Hilario of Silver Spring in the southbound lanes.

Hilario remained at the scene and cooperated with police in their investigation to determine who was at fault. Anyone with information is asked to call the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620. Detectives say they are withholding the name of the deceased pedestrian until his family can be notified.

Pedestrian dies after being struck in Wheaton

A man crossing Georgia Avenue in the heart of Wheaton was killed late Saturday night, when he was struck by a southbound 2016 Nissan Rogue around 11:30 PM. The man was crossing the street in the vicinity of Veirs Mill Road, but detectives with the Montgomery County police say he was not in a crosswalk at the time.

Declared dead at the scene, the victim will not be identified until police can contact his relatives. The driver involved in the collision, Ramon Sanches, 49, of Silver Spring, remained at the scene and was fully-cooperative with police.

Police continue their collision investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620.

Takoma Park man killed by neighbor in crash on Larch Avenue

A Takoma Park man died after being struck crossing New Hampshire Avenue on Larch Avenue around 7:49 PM on Wednesday, November 1. James Sexton Byrne, 79, of Lockney Avenue, was transported to a local hospital where he passed away.

Byrne was walking east across New Hampshire when a neighbor, Starlington Windel Simms, 72, also of Lockney Avenue, allegedly struck him with his 2004 Cadillac Escalade. Detectives continue to investigate the circumstances of the collision, and are seeking help from any witnesses to the accident. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620.

Montgomery County police cruiser involved in crash on Veirs Mill Road (Photos)

A Montgomery County police cruiser was involved in a multi-car crash on Veirs Mill Road at Gridley Road after 7:00 PM last night. Several people were injured, including a police officer. The location of the accident was close to the Burger King near Randolph Road.

Montgomery County officials have not released any information yet on the cause of the accident, nor an update on the condition of those injured, as of press time. This story will be updated as that information is made available.

Fatality in Wheaton pedestrian collision

The Silver Spring woman struck by an automobile on Georgia Avenue on January 15 has died. Consuelo Mary Anglarill, 82, of Bonnywood Lane in Silver Spring, passed away on Sunday, January 29. She had been hospitalized since the crash.

Police continue to investigate the circumstances of the collision, including what the traffic signal indicated at the time of the collision, and whether Anglarill was in the area of the crosswalk when she was struck.

Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620.

Pedestrian struck in Wheaton

An elderly Silver Spring woman is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries today, after being struck by a car yesterday morning in Wheaton. Consuelo Mary Anglarill, 82, of the 2100 block of Bonnywood Lane in Silver Spring, was crossing Georgia Avenue in a western direction at Reedie Drive around 11:49 AM, when she was struck by a 2007 Chevrolet Impala.

The Impala's driver, Kevin Arias, 21, of the 10900 block of Amherst Avenue in Wheaton, was traveling north on Georgia Avenue at the time. Detectives are trying to piece together who had the signal at the time, and whether or not Anglarill was in the crosswalk at the time.

Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620.

Police investigate fatal White Oak collision

A serious collision Tuesday morning in White Oak left one man dead, and another hospitalized. Montgomery County Police say a 2016 Honda Fit was making a left turn from southbound Columbia Pike onto eastbound Stewart Lane around 11:20 AM yesterday, when it collided with a 2014 Ford E-Series van that was heading north on Columbia Pike. The van then struck a 2012 Toyota Camry stopped at the light.

The driver of the Fit, Mauro Juan Loli, 83, of Ivywood Lane in Colesville, was transported to an area hospital where he died. Yohnnes Birru Ayele, 42, of Old Columbia Pike, the driver of the Camry, was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the van, Rohan Wayne Bryan, 46, of Apple Road in Northeast, Washington, D.C., was not injured in the collision.

Detectives from the police department's Collision Reconstruction Unit are now studying the incident. Anyone who witnessed this collision, or has any information about it, is asked to call the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620.

Police investigating Wheaton accident

A collision near the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Dawson Avenue in Wheaton left one person with life-threatening injuries last night. According to Montgomery County Police, a male pedestrian was crossing southbound Georgia - and was not in a marked crosswalk - heading west shortly before 7:30 PM last night. He was struck by a southbound Chevrolet Suburban.

Officers responded to the scene around 7:28 PM, and the pedestrian was transported to a local hospital.

Police say the pedestrian who was struck may have been under the influence of alcohol. They are investigating that, and are not releasing his name until his family can be notified. The driver of the Suburban was not injured.