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Virginia mother, daughter identified in fatal wrong
WTOP News • • nation
Key Points:
- A mother, Musammat Shamima Begum, 46, and her daughter, Areebah Jahin, 23, both from Virginia, died in a wrong-way crash near the Interstate 270 Spur in Bethesda, Maryland, on Saturday evening.
- The fatal collision involved a Ford Mustang traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of I-270, which struck a Toyota Camry carrying the victims and two other passengers, including an 8-year-old girl and a 62-year-old man.
- The two additional Toyota passengers were hospitalized, though the extent of their injuries has not been disclosed.
- The Mustang driver, 32-year-old Jose Caballero Nolasco from Germantown, faces multiple charges including gross negligent manslaughter and homicide by motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, and is currently held in Montgomery County Detention Center.
- Maryland State Police indicated that impairment is believed to be a contributing factor in the crash, which led to a five-hour closure of the roadway during the investigation.
