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Mother, daughter dead in Bethesda crash on I-270
NBC4 Washington • • nation
Key Points:
- A mother and daughter, Shamima Begum (46) and Areebah Jahin (23), were killed in a head-on collision on I-270 in Bethesda, Maryland, after a car was driving in the wrong direction and struck their vehicle.
- The crash occurred around 6:46 p.m. near Democracy Boulevard involving a Ford Mustang driven by Jose Nolasco, 32, and a Toyota sedan carrying the victims and two other passengers.
- The 62-year-old driver and an 8-year-old passenger in the Toyota were hospitalized, with the severity of their injuries currently unknown; Nolasco was also hospitalized and later charged with multiple offenses including gross negligent manslaughter and impaired driving.
- Authorities suspect impairment as a contributing factor and the investigation into the crash is ongoing.
- I-270 lanes were closed for five hours during the police investigation, and Nolasco was taken to the Montgomery County Detention Center to appear before a court commissioner.
