Crime & Safety
Police Need Your Help In Finding Accident Victim's Relatives
Detectives ask for tips in locating family members of Luis Enrique Gonzales-Saravia, 23, who died Saturday night in a traffic accident.
ROCKVILLE, MD — The Montgomery County Police Department is asking the public for help in reaching the family members of a man who died Saturday night following a traffic accident. Luis Enrique Gonzales-Saravia, 23, succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital after his car rear-ended a Ride On bus on Rockville Pike near the Twinbrook Metro station.
Detectives with the Police Department's Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) have determined that Gonzales-Saravia is from El Salvador, based on documents found in his vehicle. His home address is unknown, the police said. (Get Patch’s real-time news alerts or like us on Facebook. For iPhone users, get the free Patch app.)
The detectives have been unable to locate any of his family members, and are asking anyone with information on possible family members of Gonzales-Saravia to call them at 240-773-6620.
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The police on Wednesday also released a photo of Gonzales-Saravia (shown below), and information about him that might assist the public in identifying him:
- His last known residence, about a month ago, was on Terry Drive in Derwood.
- He worked for a landscaping company in Gaithersburg for the last two to three months.
- He has possible ties to New York City, based on papers found in his car, a 1995 Honda Accord.
The CRU detectives are continuing to investigate the fatal collision, at the intersection of Rockville Pike and Halpine Road near the Congressional Plaza shopping center and the Twinbrook Metro.
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Police officers and fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The police determined that the Montgomery County bus, northbound on Rockville Pike, had stopped for a red light at Halpine Road when it was struck in the rear by the Accord.
The police identified the bus driver as Donnett Marsha Lawrence, 48, of Crabbs Branch Way in Derwood. Three passengers were on the bus, but they and the driver were not injured, the police said.
Image: Above, Shutterstock; Luis Enrique Gonzales-Saravia (MCPD)
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