KENSINGTON, MD – The Montgomery County Police Department has announced the arrest of Gustavo Santos Campos, age 42 of Silver Spring, who was charged with criminally negligent manslaughter, negligent driving, and failure to control speed in the November 16, 2021, fatal collision that occurred in the Kensington area.
The crash occurred in the afternoon on that day.
“The investigation revealed that a black 2007 Toyota 4Runner was traveling eastbound on Franklin Street. The second vehicle, a blue 2006 Toyota Tacoma, operated by Santos Campos, was traveling north on Connecticut Avenue. The 4Runner was attempting to cross southbound and northbound Connecticut Avenue when it was struck by the Tacoma causing it to roll over,” MCPD said in a statement. “The driver and passenger of the 4Runner were extricated by MCFR and transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. Santos Campos, the driver of the Tacoma, was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.”
On November 17, 2021, the passenger of the 4Runner, 72-year-old Michaele Anne Belford, of Kensington, succumbed to her injuries while in the hospital.