Gaithersburg, MD- the Montgomery County Police Department is investigating the collision after a vehicle crashed into multiple townhomes on Orchard Ridge Drive.
The collision that occurred Monday afternoon, in the 400 block of Orchard Ridge Dr.
According to police, at approximately 2:48 p.m., Montgomery County and Gaithersburg Police officers along with Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel responded to the location for a traffic collision involving a vehicle that crashed into two townhomes.
“The investigation by detectives has revealed that the driver of a 2016 white BMW was traveling southbound on Orchard Ridge Dr. when, for reasons unknown at this time, crossed over the center median, left the roadway and crashed into the townhome residences of 432 and 434 Orchard Ridge Dr. The BMW and building engulfed in flames damaging both residences as well as 430 and 428 Orchard Ridge Dr,” polic said. “The driver of the BMW, a 62-year-old male from Gaithersburg, was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. No one else was injured during this collision.”
This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact CRU detectives at 240-773-6620.