Crime & Safety
Crash Claims Life Of DC Man, Prince George's Police Seek Information
A Washington, D.C., man died more than a week after he was involved in a car crash. Police ask for the public's help in their investigation.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Officers are investigating a fatal collision that happened in late December in Glenarden in which 46-year-old Anson Derrington of Washington, D.C., was seriously injured. Derrington later died of his injuries Jan. 6.
On Dec. 27, 2022, at approximately 6 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Brightseat Road and Mclain Avenue for a crash involving two vehicles. A preliminary investigation revealed Derrington was traveling southbound on Brightseat Road when for reasons that remain under investigation, his pickup truck crossed the double yellow lines, struck another vehicle and hit a utility pole, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.
Anyone with information that could help investigators is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422. Callers wanting to remain anonymous can call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477); online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com or the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app to a mobile device). Refer to case 22-0063428.
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