Police: Gaithersburg Man Dies In Collision With Tow Truck

Police said a man died in a two-vehicle collision involving a tow truck Friday in the Montgomery Village area.

51-year-old Juan Antonio Lamas Salcido, of Gaithersburg, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a release from the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD).

According to police, at about 2 a.m. Friday, officers and fire and rescue personnel responded to Wightman Road at Aspenwood Lane for a reported two-vehicle collision. Police said a Ford F-450 tow truck was going north on Wightman Road and struck Salcido, who was driving a Nissan Versa and trying to turn left from southbound Wightman Road to eastbound Aspenwood Lane.

The investigation is ongoing. Police ask anyone with information to contact Collision Reconstruction Unit detectives at (240) 773-6620.

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