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1 dead, 13 injured after car strikes people at child's birthday party in Maryland
1 dead, 13 injured after car strikes people at child’s birthday party in Maryland
Matt Small | msmall@wtop.com
October 19, 2025, 1:33 PM
A 31-year-old woman is dead as 13 other people were injured after a child’s birthday party was tragically interrupted late Saturday when a vehicle plowed into a group of people and then drove away in Bladensburg, Maryland. … The woman was identified as 31-year-old Ashley Hernandez Gutierrez, of D.C.
Eight of the 14 people struck were children and teens between the ages of 1 and 17 years old, according to the Bladensburg Police Department.
The driver of the vehicle originally left the scene of the crash but later turned himself in, according to police. He was identified only as a 66-year-old man from D.C. Charges are pending against the driver.
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Matt Small
Matt joined WTOP News at the start of 2020, after contributing to Washington’s top news outlet as an Associated Press journalist for nearly 18 years.
msmall@wtop.com
Matt Small | msmall@wtop.com
October 19, 2025, 1:33 PM
A 31-year-old woman is dead as 13 other people were injured after a child’s birthday party was tragically interrupted late Saturday when a vehicle plowed into a group of people and then drove away in Bladensburg, Maryland. … The woman was identified as 31-year-old Ashley Hernandez Gutierrez, of D.C.
Eight of the 14 people struck were children and teens between the ages of 1 and 17 years old, according to the Bladensburg Police Department.
The driver of the vehicle originally left the scene of the crash but later turned himself in, according to police. He was identified only as a 66-year-old man from D.C. Charges are pending against the driver.
{snip}
Matt Small
Matt joined WTOP News at the start of 2020, after contributing to Washington’s top news outlet as an Associated Press journalist for nearly 18 years.
msmall@wtop.com