Crime & Safety
Update: Overnight Car Crash in Silver Spring Proves Fatal
Police: The driver lost control on a curve and the car struck a brick wall and tree.
A man has died and another was seriously injured after a car struck a brick wall and a tree shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday in Silver Spring, Montgomery County police said.
Both victims were taken to a hospital. The driver, Aaron Jerel Williams, 26, of the 1500 block of Kanawha Street in Hyattsville, succumbed to his injuries early Thursday, according to a police news release.
Jose Adolfo Alvarado Castillo, 31, of the 1800 block of Elton Road in Adelphi, was the passenger, police said.
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The men were traveling eastbound on University Boulevard West in a gray 2009 Honda Civic when, for unknown reasons, the car lost control while going around a curve just past Dennis Avenue, police said.
The car went off the right side of the road, struck a tree and a brick wall, and came to rest in the parking lot of 401 University Boulevard West, police said.
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The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620. Callers may remain anonymous.
Editor's Note: This story was updated at 5:45 p.m.
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