Crime & Safety
Man Driving Lawn Mower Hit, Killed By Car On MOCO Highway: Police
The 28-year-old Silver Spring man suffered serious injuries in the crash and died later at the hospital, police said.
SILVER SPRING, MD — A Silver Spring man died Tuesday when he was struck by a car while driving a lawn mower across a Montgomery County highway, police said.
According to authorities, county and Gaithersburg police were called to the area of Great Seneca Highway and High Gables Drive around 1:15 p.m. following a collision involving a black Genesis G70 and a riding lawn mower.
When police arrived they found 28-year-old Juan Guerrero-Moreno unresponsive in the road. Guerrero-Moreno suffered serious injuries in the crash and was taken to an area hospital, where he later died.
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According to police, the driver of the Genesis was traveling north on Great Seneca Highway when the vehicle struck Guerrero-Moreno, who was crossing the northbound lanes on a zero-turn riding lawn mower.
The driver of the Genesis remained at the scene, police said.
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The collision remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the crash should contact police at 240-773-6620.
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