2Silver Spring woman killed in Cherry Hill Road crash after car strikes tree and overturns

Gaithersburg, MD – A 26-year-old woman from Silver Spring was killed late Sunday night after her vehicle struck a tree and overturned on Cherry Hill Road in a single-car crash now under investigation by Montgomery County Police.

Officers and fire rescue personnel responded to the area near O’Fallon Street at approximately 9:57 p.m. on November 23. First responders found a blue 2007 Toyota Avalon overturned off the roadway with the driver trapped inside.

The driver, identified as Mariama Samateh, was extricated by emergency crews. Despite life-saving efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to preliminary findings from the Collision Reconstruction Unit, Samateh was driving westbou

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