Gaithersburg Man Identified As Victim In Aspen Hill Fatal Collision

ASPEN HILL, MD — On Monday, Montgomery County Police identified 30-year-old Eddy Thomas Jara of Gaithersburg as the victim in a two-vehicle collision that occurred Sunday morning in Aspen Hill, according to a release.

MCDP officers and units from the Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service responded around 7:23 a.m. on Sunday, for the report of a collision involving two vehicles in the area of Muncaster Mill Road and Sycamore Lane, according to the release.

Through their investigation, police determined that Jara was traveling westbound on Muncaster Mill Road, when his black 2015 Honda Civic crossed the center line and collided with an eastbound silver 2004 Ford Escape.

Jara was pronounced dead on the scene, according to police. The driver and front-seat passenger in the Ford Escape were taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call detectives from MCDP's Crash Reconstruction Unit at 240-73-6620.

ICYMI Serious accident this morning @ 4500 MUNCASTER MILL RD HEAD ON COLLISION MUNCASTER CLOSED BETWEEN SYCAMORE LN AND WINDSOR MANOR LN FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. @mcfrs pic.twitter.com/4Ibs9uzR3v
— MCFRSNews (@MCFRSNews) January 15, 2023