For Immediate Release: Monday, April 28, 2025
Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on Saturday, April 26, 2025, on northbound Georgia Avenue at Aspen Hill Road in Silver Spring.
The decedent has been identified as 55-year-old Richard Patrick A. Parks of Silver Spring.
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At approximately 9:59 p.m., a silver 2024 Acura Integra was traveling northbound through the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Aspen Hill Road when, for reasons still under investigation, the driver struck a pedestrian crossing the roadway.
Upon arrival, 4th District officers and Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel located Parks in the roadway suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was transported to an area hospital in critical condition, where he later died.
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The adult male driver of silver Acura remained on scene with no reported injuries.
The Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating this collision. CRU detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision to call 240-773-6620.
Release ID: 25-171
Media Contact: DBartels
Categories: fatal-collision
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