Man Killed in Crash With Dump Truck
Montgomery County investigators are probing a wreck that killed a 90-year-old driver who drove a silver Honda Civic into a curb and onto a yard, hit a sign, and crashed into a dump truck.
The motorist, Edward F. Hawkins of Silver Spring, died Tuesday night at Suburban Hospital, about six hours after the accident at the corner of Georgia Avenue and August Drive, which is about two miles north of downtown Silver Spring.
The dump truck driver, 70, was not injured, police said.
Crash investigators believe that at 1:22 p.m. Tuesday, Hawkins was driving south on Georgia Avenue and made a left onto August Drive. He turned too wide, and the Civic struck cement steps, traveled onto a grassy area at the corner and hit a pedestrian-crossing sign, police said.
Hawkins then steered the Civic back onto August Drive, hitting a 2003 Peterbilt truck, according to police.
The dump truck was stationary, waiting at a red light, according to police. Investigators ask anyone with information about the crash to call 301-840-2435.