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Police Investigate Fatal Single Vehicle Collision on Laytonsville Road

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal collision that occurred this morning near Laytonsville.

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 a grey 2009 Hyundai Sonata that had left the roadway, struck a tree, and rolled over.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle was traveling eastbound on Laytonsville Road prior to Hawkins Creamery Road.  For reasons still under investigation, the vehicle drifted off the roadway, struck a large tree, and rolled over before coming to rest alongside a fence.  The driver of the vehicle, its sole occupant, was transported to R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma by Maryland State Police helicopter where he succumbed to his injuries.

The driver is identified as Adam Joseph Gaudreau, age 48, of the 800 block of Bridlewreath Way in Mount Airy.

The circumstances of this collision remain under investigation.  Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620.  Callers may remain anonymous.

JMS

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Release ID: 13-302
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