Crime & Safety
Woman's Death In Head-On Crash Leads To Manslaughter Charge
A Silver Spring woman's death when her SUV was hit head-on by a driver police said was distracted has resulted in a manslaughter charge.
SILVER SPRING, MD — A Kensington man has been indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury on charges stemming from a head-on crash that killed a Silver Spring woman, authorities said.
Kelvy Jose Jr., 22, was arrested by Montgomery County Police on March 15 on a warrant charging him with criminally negligent manslaughter by vehicle.
On Oct. 12, 2022, at about 9:12 a.m., police and Fire Rescue were called to the intersection of Randolph Road and Hammonton Place in Silver Spring for a crash involving a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Jose and a 2006 Honda CRV driven by Ambar Aida Rivera Membreno, 29, of Silver Spring.
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According to a police news release, the Silverado driven by Jose crossed into eastbound traffic and struck Rivera Membreno's SUV head-on. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives said Jose was driving with an expired learner’s permit and was distracted at the time of the crash.
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Jose is being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit pending a bond review, police said.
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