Motorcyclist, Passenger Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash In PG County

ADELPHI, MD — Detectives are investigating a multi-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle that happened late Tuesday night.

The driver of the motorcycle and a vehicle passenger died at the scene. Police have identified the motorcyclist as 22-year-old Elvin Martinez Hernandez of Hyattsville.

The driver and passenger of one of the involved vehicles who died have been identified as 61-year-old Reddick Speight and 62-year-old Terri Stringfellow, both of Adelphi.

On July 14 around 11:25 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Metzerott Road for a collision involving three vehicles. The driver and passenger of one of the involved vehicles were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The preliminary investigation indicates that the motorcycle and one of the involved vehicles were traveling northbound on New Hampshire Avenue approaching Metzerott Road when, for reasons now being investigated, a third involved vehicle collided with them while attempting to make a left turn onto Metzerott Road, according to police.

Anyone with information about this case who would like to speak with an investigator is asked to call the PGPD Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422.