Police Arrest 2 Drunk Drivers While Investigating Crash

ROCKVILLE, MD — While police were investigating Saturday's fatal collision involving a drunk driver who killed a scooter driver in Rockville, officers arrested two more drivers for DUI near the scene of the accident.

The collision occurred shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Rockville Pike (Route 355) and Congressional Lane, killing Ross Stanley Redler, 56, of Rockville.

Redler's 2014 Tao Tao Scooter collided with a 2008 BMW 335xi on Rockville Pike. The driver of the BMW—Mark Steven Andrade, 24, of Bethesda—got out of the car and fled the scene, police said. He was later located and arrested for driving under the influence.

Officers closed the road where the collision occurred to vehicle traffic. Two uniformed Rockville City officers were standing in the middle of the intersection at Rockville Pike and Templeton Place and directing drivers to turn around.

Two other drivers arrived at the road closure during the investigation and were arrested for DUI, police said.

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One driver approached the intersection, stopped and did not move for several minutes at about 1:50 a.m., police said. An officer approached the vehicle to assist the driver and observed that the driver was showing signs of impairment. The 27-year-old man was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, police said.

Another driver failed to stop at the point of the road closure at about 3:51 a.m. The driver ran over traffic cones and drove past a State Highway Administration dump truck that was parked in the road and was displaying flashing lights and “Road Closed” signs, police said. Detectives attempted to signal for the car to stop and an officer used his flashlight. The detectives realized the car was not slowing down and moved from the road, police said.

The driver continued through the collision scene and was stopped by the Sergeant of the Collision Reconstruction Unit. The 20-year-old female driver was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, police said.

The Montgomery County Police Department continues to remind its residents of the dangers of impaired driving and urges everyone to always choose a sober ride.

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