Upper Marlboro woman killed in crash in Bowie

February 21, 2023
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BOWIE, MD – Police have identified 28-year-old Jessica Michelle Smith as the victim of a fatal crash that took place overnight in Bowie.

Shortly after midnight, police responded to a motor vehicle crash in the area of Lake Arbor Way and Fairlakes Place.

A preliminary investigation revealed Smith was traveling eastbound on Lake Arbor Way, when for reasons now under investigation, she lost control of her car and ultimately struck a tree. 

No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

Smith was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.    

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422.