Driver Thrown From Car After Hitting Tree On Frederick Road

GERMANTOWN, MD — A man was killed after he was thrown from his car during a single-car crash in Germantown around 11:30 p.m. Thursday.

Malcolm Alexander Gardner, 29, was driving around a corner on Frederick Road approaching Wheatfield Drive when he lost control of his car, crossed the median, hit a tree and was thrown from his car, Montgomery County Police said. Gardner was the only person in his car, according to authorities.

Gardner, a Montgomery Village resident, was taken to the hospital where he died, police said.

Authorities are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact Crash Reconstruction Unit detectives at (240) 773- 6620.