Double Fatality Shuts Route 301 in Brandywine

Double Fatality Shuts Route 301 in Brandywine

Two people died in a rear-end collision on southbound U.S. Route 301 in Brandywine late Monday night when their Nissan Maxima struck the back of a Freightliner tractor-trailer, prompting an ongoing investigation by Maryland State Police. The crash occurred shortly before midnight on March 9, 2026, at the intersection of U.S. Route 301 and Brandywine Road in Prince George’s County. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack respo…

Maryland State Police Investigating Two-Vehicle Double Fatal Crash In Prince George’s County - The BayNet

BRANDYWINE, Md. – Maryland State Police are investigating a two-vehicle double fatal crash that occurred shortly before midnight yesterday in Prince George’s County. The driver of a Nissan Maxima, identified as Douglas Orlando Smith, 39, of Brandywine, Maryland, was pronounced deceased on the scene. A passenger in the Nissan, whose identification is being withheld pending next of kin notification, was additionally pronounced deceased on the scen…