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Washington-area news in brief: Three fatal car accidents leave 4 dead Washington-area news in brief: Six killed in multiple car accidents
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An 18-year-old woman died after the Dodge Viper in which she was a passenger hit a concrete wall Sunday afternoon in the Potomac area of Montgomery County, authorities said. An 18-year-old woman died after the vehicle she was riding in hit a concrete wall Sunday in the Potomac area of Montgomery County, authorities said.
Christina Koutsoukos of Gaithersburg was transported by air to a hospital, where she died, authorities said. Christina Koutsoukos of Gaithersburg died at a hospital, authorities said.
The accident occurred about 3 p.m. on Travilah Road, between River and Stoney Creek roads. The driver of the vehicle, 21-year-old Brandon Bussard, suffered injuries not considered life-threatening, authorities said. The accident occurred about 3 p.m. on Travilah Road, between River and Stoney Creek roads. The driver, 21-year-old Brandon Bussard suffered injuries not considered life-threatening, authorities said.
Montgomery County police were investigating the incident and looking at speed as a potential factor, according to a news release. Montgomery County police were investigating.
— Perry Stein— Perry Stein
Anne Arundel County police said a husband and wife are dead following a three-vehicle crash south of Edgewater on Valentine’s Day. Anne Arundel County police said a husband and wife are dead after a three-vehicle crash south of Edgewater on Valentine’s Day.
Police said in a statement that officers were called Sunday afternoon to a crash at Solomons Island Road near Swallow Lane. Police said witnesses reported that the driver of a Toyota crossed the center line and struck a Honda and that a third vehicle then hit both vehicles.Police said in a statement that officers were called Sunday afternoon to a crash at Solomons Island Road near Swallow Lane. Police said witnesses reported that the driver of a Toyota crossed the center line and struck a Honda and that a third vehicle then hit both vehicles.
Police said the driver of the Honda, 21-year-old Daniel Brian Amos, was declared dead at the scene. His passenger, 20-year-old Kayla Nicole Amos, was taken to a hospital, where she died. A police spokeswoman, Cpl. Jacklyn Davis said the couple were from California, Md. Police said the driver of the Honda, 21-year-old Daniel Brian Amos, was declared dead at the scene. His passenger, 20-year-old Kayla Nicole Amos, was taken to a hospital, where she died. A police spokeswoman, Cpl. Jacklyn Davis, said the couple were from California, Md.
Police said neither alcohol nor speed appeared to be a factor in the crash.
— Associated Press— Associated Press
A driver in an SUV was killed after he crashed head-on into a snowplow early Monday in Fauquier County, Virginia State Police said. Three people were killed in car crashes in Virginia on Monday, one of them in a collision with a snowplow. It was not clear whether the other two crashes could be linked to Monday’s storm.
Steven Gibbs, 63, died at the scene, police said. Steven Gibbs, 63, of Linden, Va., died in the head-on crash into the plow in Fauquier County, state police said. They said slick roads may have contributed to the accident. The snowplow driver was uninjured.
Police said Gibbs was driving west on Crest Hill Road near Ada Road just before 7 a.m. when he crossed the center line and struck the eastbound snowplow. In Loudoun County, one fatality occurred about 7 p.m. in a two-vehicle crash on Charles Town Pike near Harry Byrd Highway.
Police were investigating the crash, and they said speed and slick road conditions may have been factors in the accident. The third death occurred in Chesterfield County, near Richmond, state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said. She also said a state trooper was seriously injured.
The driver of the snowplow was not injured. As of late Monday, Geller characterized road conditions in the state as “extremely treacherous.”
— Perry Stein — Perry Stein and Martin Weil