Woman killed in Chevy Chase crash

Published July 30, 2012 4:00am ET



A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Montgomery County on Tuesday morning, police said.

About 11:40 a.m., police were called to southbound Connecticut Avenue near Irving Street, just north of the Maryland-District border. A passenger vehicle left the roadway on the right hand side and struck a tree, police spokesman Capt. Paul Starks said.

A woman who was a passenger died, and the driver, a man, was taken to a hospital. Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

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