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Double Fatal, Single-Vehicle Collision on Woodfield Road

For Immediate Release: Sunday, August 31, 2014

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department- Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) are investigating a double fatal, single-vehicle collision that occurred early this morning in Gaithersburg.

At approximately 4:24 a.m., officers and Fire & Rescue personnel responded to the 22200 block of Woodfield Road for a single-vehicle collision. Arriving officers observed an overturned Ford Explorer.

Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2003 Ford Explorer was traveling south on Woodfield Road. For reasons still under investigation, the Explorer travelled into the northbound lanes of Woodfield Road, left the roadway, and struck a tree. The vehicle overturned before coming to rest.

The driver and front-seat passenger were pronounced deceased at the scene. The rear-seat passenger, who was able to call 911, was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

All occupants of the vehicle are adult males. Their names and ages will not released until their families are notified.

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.

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Release ID: 14-317
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