Part of Connecticut Avenue was temporarily closed Tuesday morning following a fatal single-car crash.
There was a crash around 4 a.m. at Connecticut Avenue and Adams Drive in Kensington, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer. A person suffered traumatic injury after being trapped and removed from the wreck.
The man later died at a hospital, according to Montgomery County Police. He was the only occupant in the car. Police said he was driving a 2018 Honda Fit, crossed the median into southbound Connecticut Avenue, and struck a utility box and pole.
Northbound and southbound lanes of Connecticut Avenue were closed in the area and have since reopened to traffic.
FINAL: Crash with Injury. MD-185 SB at Adams Drive. Montgomery County, MD. The incident has cleared, and all travel lanes are reopened. There are no delays reported at this time.
— MATOC Alerts (@MATOC) July 1, 2025
(~4a) Connecticut Avenue & Adams Drive, Kensington, collision with entrapment patient extricated, traumatic injury, pole/sign damaged, some lanes blocked
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) July 1, 2025
