3 Dead In PG County Crash: Police

SEAT PLEASANT, MD -- Police have reported three fatalities after a single-car crash in Seat Pleasant over the weekend.

Police were called to a single-car crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Highway and Glen Willow Drive shortly before 4 a.m. on Feb. 10, according to a report from the Prince George's County Police Department.

Police identified two of the deceased victims as 23-year-old Grecia Sanchez Cruz and 25-year-old Brenda Merlot, both of Lanham. Police are waiting to locate and contact the family of the third victim before releasing the name.

A fourth victim suffered injuries that were serious but not life-threatening.

"The preliminary investigation reveals the car was heading southbound on Martin Luther King Jr. Highway approaching Glen Willow Drive when for reasons that remain under investigation, it left the roadway, struck an embankment and ultimately overturned," the report states. "Three victims were pronounced dead on the scene. The fourth victim was transported to a local hospital. Preliminarily, it does not appear any of the occupants was wearing a seatbelt."

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