1 dead in crash after vehicle flees traffic stop in Wheaton: police

WHEATON, Md. - One person was killed when the car they were in crashed into two vehicles on a Montgomery County roadway after fleeing a traffic stop, authorities said.

Police say they were attempting to pull over a white Nissan Maxima around 10 p.m. Wednesday when the driver struck a police cruiser near University Boulevard and Georgia Avenue in Wheaton and drove off.

Officers tried to stop the driver who fled northbound onto Georgia Avenue and collided with two other vehicles less than a mile away near the intersection of Henderson Avenue.

1 dead in crash after vehicle flees traffic stop in Wheaton: police (MCFRS) 

One of the Nissan’s occupants was pronounced dead at the scene. Another person inside the Nissan was taken into custody, and a third suffered minor injuries.

It is unclear what prompted the original traffic stop. 

A portion of Georgia Avenue was closed for several hours.