The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal traffic collision that occurred on Interstate 295 in the Southbound direction.
The collision claimed the lives of 36-year-old Lance Antonio Way, a resident of Silver Spring, Md. and 53-year-old Audrey Wimbish.
According to a press release, during the early morning hours on April 5, a person driving a 2015 Kia Optima was driving northbound in the southbound lanes. The Optima collided with a 2010 Mercedes Benz that was traveling southbound and then struck a 2014 Toyota Corolla. In an attempt to avoid the crash, a person driving a Chevrolet Suburban made an evasive maneuver, which caused the vehicle to lose control and crash into a concrete barrier.
The operators of the Optima and the Suburban died, while the occupants of the Mercedes Benz and the passenger in the Suburban were transported to an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The operator and occupants in the Corolla did not sustain injuries.
