District Heights Man Dies In Fatal Beltway Crash: Police

OXON HILL, MD — The Maryland State Police are investigating the cause of a fatal single-car crash that occurred shortly after midnight Monday on the Beltway (I-495) in Prince George's County. Shortly before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, troopers responded to the crash just north of Indian Head Highway.

The police identified the driver as Tervon Edwards, 23, of District Heights. He was the sole occupant of a Chrysler Sebring automobile and was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS personnel.

The crash occurred off of the highway in a paved parking area at Exit 3, Route 210/Indian Head Highway in Oxon Hill, the state police said.

A preliminary investigation indicates the Sebring lost control and traveled off of the roadway, striking a tractor-trailer. The car came to rest underneath and between the tractor-trailer and a car carrier parked off of the roadway.

The tractor-trailer was unoccupied, the police said. The car carrier had one occupant who refused medical treatment at the scene.

The cause of the crash has not been determined, and the State Police said that an autopsy has been scheduled. The Prince George’s County Fire Department also responded to the scene.