Crime & Safety
Police ID Silver Spring Man Killed After Car Collides With Median, Tree
Montgomery County Police said the man was pronounced dead in Silver Spring after a serious crash saw the driver strike a median and a tree.
Updated at 4:48 p.m.
SILVER SPRING, MD — John William Stacey, a 28-year-old Silver Spring man, was identified Monday as the driver who died over the weekend in a crash.
Montgomery County Police said Stacey suffered life-threatening injuries after the gray 2010 Mercedes he was driving struck a median curb on the northbound lanes of New Hampshire Avenue.
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The collision subsequently prompted the vehicle to leave the road and crash into a tree.
Authorities were alerted to the crash on the 11800 block of New Hampshire Avenue on Saturday, just after 4:30 a.m.
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Stacey was pronounced dead at an area hospital.
Investigators said no other drivers were involved in the crash. It remains unclear what prompted the car to strike the median.
An investigation into the collision remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at (240) 773-6620.
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