Gail Silverstone, 88, dies in crash in Bethesda parking garage in Washington, D.C.

Modified Date:

Wed, 12/31/2014 - 3:53pm

Accident Date:

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Driver, 88, dies after crash in Bethesda parking garage

Police are still trying to learn more about the crash. Any witnesses are asked to call 240-773-6620 to speak to an investigator.

Bethesda Parking Garage Crash Turns Fatal

Police said that Gail Silverstone, 88, of the 6600 block of 32nd Place NW D.C., was alert and speaking with first responders after apparently driving into a garage wall in the Bethesda-Elm Street Garage 57.

Police investigate fatal Montgomery County collision

The driver has been identified as Gail Silverstone of Northwest, D.C. Silverstone was alert and speaking at the scene and was taken to the hospital, police said. Silverstone succumbed to her injuries and died on December 30th, police said

Gail Silverstone was backing up from a parking place in a parking garage on Bethesda Avenue when her vehicle instead accelerated forward, striking the wall of the garage. She was transported to a local hospital where she died two days later. No one else was injured in the crash.

Type: Car Accident

Topics:

Elderly Drivers

People Involved:

Gail Silverstone

Roadway:

Bethesda Avenue

City:

Washington D.C.

Area:

Washington, DC