One person has died and four others are hurt after a driver fled a traffic stop and crashed into two cars in Wheaton, Maryland, late Wednesday, police say.
Officers tried to pull over the driver of a White Nissan Maxima who hit a marked police cruiser at about 10 p.m. Wednesday, Montgomery County police said.
During the traffic stop, officers said the driver drove away, crashed into a Toyota Corolla and then collided with a Honda Pilot on Georgia Avenue.
There were two people inside the Nissan; one died at the scene and the other was taken into custody. The identity of the person who died was not immediately released.
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Four other people were hurt in the crash. Two people had serious injuries and two people had minor injuries, police said. All four people are expected to survive.
Video shows one car lying on its left side with the roof smashed in, with a white sneaker alongside it. The front of a second car is badly crumpled. Debris and destroyed car parts are strewn across the roadway.
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The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division is investigating the crash because it involved a police pursuit.
Neighbors say crashes in the area are not uncommon and that they worry and wonder what can be done. A crash in 1987 killed a blind pedestrian, his wife and his seeing eye dog.
One resident said she was shaking and thanking God for narrowly missing the crash on Wednesday herself.
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Northbound lanes on Georgia Avenue were closed following the crash but were clear as of about 6 a.m.
This is a developing story. Stay with News4 for more updates.
