Alcohol, Speeding Cited as Factors in Fatal Crash: Police

A Washington, D.C., man has died following a single-car crash Saturday night in Anne Arundel County that police say was likely caused by the driver’s use of alcohol and driving too fast.

The accident happened at Friendship Road near Boyds Turn Road in Friendship about 7:15 p.m. Saturday.

Police say the vehicle, a white 2005 Acura, was eastbound on Friendship Road. Just east of the intersection with Boyds Turn Road, the vehicle went off the right side of the road and into the grass. Once in the grass, the driver lost control of the car, which re-entered the roadway and began to spin before it crashed.

The driver of the Acura, Brian Gore, 33, of the 1300 block of Delaware Avenue SW in Washington, D.C., suffered critical injuries as a result of the crash. He was taken to Prince George’s Trauma by ambulance, where he died early Sunday morning.

The preliminary cause of this crash appears to be driver error, authorities say. Excessive speed and alcohol are factors in this crash. The Traffic Safety Section will complete the investigation.