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Woman Killed When Car Crashes Into Utility Pole

A Fort Washington woman died after police say the vehicle she was riding in veered off the road and hit a utility pole.

SUITLAND, MD — A 54-year-old Fort Washington woman died early Saturday morning in a single vehicle car crash.

On May 24 around 3 a.m., Prince George's police officers were called to the area of Suitland Road and Allentown Road for a report of a crash.

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Officers found Marcia McNair as a passenger in a vehicle with trauma. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, also a woman, was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening, according to police.

The preliminary investigation indicates that the driver was traveling eastbound on Suitland Road approaching Allentown Road, when for reasons now being investigated, her vehicle hit a utility pole.

Anyone with additional information about this case is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422, contact Crime Solvers online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto a mobile device) or call 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). You can remain anonymous.

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