Woman dies after striking tree with car in Montgomery Co.

A woman died after hitting a tree with her car near Poolesville, Maryland, on Thursday, according to Montgomery County police.

At about 9:31 p.m., police officers and firefighters arrived at the scene of a collision in the 18900 block of Beallsville Road.

The driver was alone in her car, headed southbound on Beallsville Road when she suddenly drove off the road and hit a tree, police said.

The woman was transported to a hospital, police said, where she was pronounced dead.

She hasn’t been publicly identified.

Police are still investigating what caused the crash. Police are asking anyone with information to contact the collision reconstruction unit at 240-773-6620.

Here’s a map of where the crash happened.

Emily Venezky

Emily Venezky is a digital writer/editor at WTOP. Emily grew up listening to and reading local news in Los Angeles, and she’s excited to cover stories in her chosen home of the DMV. She recently graduated from The George Washington University, where she studied political science and journalism.

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