Crime & Safety
Driver Of Pickup Truck Killed In Early Morning Crash In Chevy Chase
The driver of a Dodge pickup truck, Jobani Alfredo Cruz of D.C., was ejected from the truck and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
CHEVY CHASE, MD — Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred in Chevy Chase in the early morning hours of Saturday.
At about 12:20 a.m., Montgomery County Police, Chevy Chase Village Police, and Montgomery County Fire/Rescue responded to the area of Connecticut Avenue at Quincy Street for the report of a collision involving a white 2023 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck and a white 2012 Mercedes SLK.
Both vehicles were traveling northbound on Connecticut Avenue, approaching Quincy Street when, for reasons unknown at this time, they collided in the roadway, police said.
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After the initial contact, the Dodge truck struck a Pepco pole and several trees, while the Mercedes overturned. During the collision, the driver of the Dodge, 29-year-old, Jobani Alfredo Cruz of Washington, D.C., was ejected from the truck, and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
A woman passenger in the Dodge truck and the adult male driver of the Mercedes were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Anyone with information about the fatal crash can contact Montgomery County police detectives at 240-773-6620.
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