scubanurse Posted April 4, 2010 Posted April 4, 2010 WHEATON, Md. (WUSA/MCP)---- Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Collision Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal collision that occurred early Sunday morning. Around 2:21 a.m., 4th District officers were responding to a large fight in progress. An officer who had arrived on the scene of the fight needed assistance and requested that additional officers respond. During the response to this call, an officer was involved in a single-vehicle collision. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 4th District patrol officer was traveling on westbound Randolph Road approaching Denley Road. For reasons still under investigation, the officer's 2003 Ford Crown Victoria left the roadway and struck a tree in the 3000 block of Randolph Road. Other officers responding to the fight call stopped to assist him and summonsed Fire/Rescue personnel. The officer was transported to Holy Cross Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The officer was a seven-year veteran and was assigned to the midnight shift. Detectives from the Collision Reconstruction Unit are asking anyone who was on the scene and may or may not have witnessed the collision to contact them at 301.840.2435. http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=99543&catid=158&GID=YzAey754/pfPgWn7/EW3Gala1obLxwGErnAsowtRf0A%3D Please keep his family and the MCPD in your thoughts this Easter Sunday. Second LODD involving a vehicle collision in the last 5 years for Montgomery County.
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