UPPER MARLBORO, MD – An Upper Marlboro teen was killed in a crash where she was a passenger in a car that left the roadway and struck a tree.
17-year-old Janiya Thompson was reported dead by police shortly after the crash on Sunday, which took place at around 5:50 pm near Kettering Drive and Kettering Place.
“The preliminary investigation revealed Thompson was a passenger in a car traveling westbound on Kettering Drive, when for reasons that are under investigation, the car left the roadway and struck a tree,” police said. “Thompson was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later. The driver and another passenger were transported with what appear to be minor injuries.”
The remaining two passengers were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422.