Fatal crash in glenn dale claims life of 86-year-old driver
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Fatal crash in Glenn Dale claims life of 86-year-old driver

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. — An elderly man who was hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash in January has died, and police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision.

The crash took place on Jan. 23 around 4 p.m. near Glenn Dale Boulevard and Daisy Lane. Officers arrived to find one of the drivers injured. He was transported to a hospital for treatment but succumbed to his injuries on Feb. 4.

Authorities identified the victim as 86-year-old Paul Benoit of Greenbelt. The driver in the other car involved in the crash was not injured.

Investigators with the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit are working to determine the cause of the crash. If you have any information, please call 301-731-4422.

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