2 people killed in Waldorf crash overnight Saturday – WTOP News

Two persons are useless following a crash in Waldorf, Maryland, after a driver ran a pink mild in a single day Saturday, based on authorities.

Maryland State Police mentioned that troopers from the La Plata Barrack responded to a “severe motorized vehicle collision” round 1 a.m. on U.S. Route 301 within the space of St. Patrick’s Drive.

On the scene, they discovered two automobiles concerned within the crash — one pushed Taje Gabrielle Berg, 25, of Waldorf, and one other by Bekaye Diakite, 42, additionally of Waldorf. Each drivers have been taken to close by hospitals the place they have been pronounced useless.

A preliminary investigation by police discovered that Berg was touring south on Route 301 when she didn’t cease at a pink mild and entered the intersection.

On the identical time, Diakite was making a left on a inexperienced mild from St. Patricks Drive onto northbound Route 301.

That’s when Berg’s automobile collided into the motive force facet Diakite’s automobile, based on police.

Anybody who could have witnessed this crash is requested to name 301-392-1231.

Under is the world the place the crash came about:

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