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7 kids in stolen car with no licensed driver involved in deadly Montgomery County crash
WJLA • • nation
Key Points:
- A fatal crash in Germantown, Maryland, early Tuesday morning resulted in one adult male dead and seven children aged 12 to 15 injured; all juveniles were in a stolen Kia Optima with no adults or licensed drivers present.
- The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. at Clopper Road and Great Seneca Highway, involving two vehicles: a blue Toyota Matrix driven by the deceased man and the white Kia Optima carrying the juveniles.
- Fire and rescue crews extinguished a fire at the scene and rescued occupants trapped in both vehicles; the juvenile driver of the Kia is in critical but stable condition, while the other children received treatment at trauma centers.
- Police confirmed none of the juveniles were legally licensed to drive, and the stolen Kia Optima was reported stolen hours after the crash.
- The intersection remains closed for several hours as investigators continue reconstructing the fatal accident.
