Crime & Safety

Silver Spring Woman Injured in July 4 Crash

Police: A Gaithersburg man also in the car died at the scene.

A 28-year-old Silver Spring woman was injured after the car in which she was traveling overturned shortly after 1:30 a.m. in Gaithersburg on Thursday.

Jean Marie Pollard, of Birchtree Lane in the Aspen Hill area of Silver Spring, was transported to a local hospital. Shayne R. Johnson, 24, of Emory Grove Road in Gaithersburg, died at the scene, according to a news release by police.  

The two were ejected from the SUV after first hitting a utility pole, a bus stop, a tree, a fire hydrant and a pole support cable, police said.

Witnesses are asked to contact the Montgomery County Police Department's Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620. Callers may remain anonymous.

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