Wheaton Man Dies in DC Car Crash; Speeding Blamed

Wheaton, MD — Police say a Wheaton man was driving his Mercedes-Benz at a high rate of speed just before it struck another vehicle and then overturned, killing the driver.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the crash that happened just before 9 p.m. Saturday in the 2500 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest. Police say the driver pronounced dead at the scene is Vincent King, 50, of Wheaton.

King was driving a speeding 2005 Mercedes-Benz southbound when it struck a 2010 Ford F-150 pickup truck in the rear, DC Police say. The impact caused the pickup truck to cross the double yellow line, jump the east-side curb, strike a tree and light pole, and overturn.

Police have not identified the pickup trucks driver, who was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.

King's Mercedes went over the west-side curb, struck a chain link and a fire hydrant, and overturned. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services arrived on scene where they found no signs of life, and King was pronounced.

The Metropolitan Police Department is asking anyone with information about the crash to call the police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.