Police: 1 dead, 2 injured after car crash in Howard Co.

WASHINGTON — A man has died and two others were injured in a car crash Sunday night on Route 175 in Columbia, Maryland, police said.

The two-car crash happened around 5:30 p.m. when a Honda Civic traveling eastbound on Route 175 through the Dobbin Road intersection struck a Toyota Camry traveling southbound on Dobbin Road, according to police.

The driver and passenger of the Honda were taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver is the man who was pronounced dead at the hospital. No word on the condition of his passenger, a woman.

The driver of the Toyota was the only one in the car; she was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

Police also said investigators believe the Honda’s driver did not stop for a red signal, but the investigation is ongoing.

Parts of Route 175 and Dobbin Road were closed for some time for the investigation but has since reopened.

Teta Alim

Teta Alim is a Digital Editor at WTOP. Teta's interest in journalism started in music and moved to digital media.

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