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Pedestrian Margaret McDowell Wydro, 95, killed in collision with car on River Road in Bethesda, Maryland

Modified Date: 
Tue, 06/18/2019 - 4:17pm
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Police investigate fatal accident involving pedestrian in Bethesda

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed Wednesday night in Bethesda, Montgomery County police said. Authorities released few details about the fatal collision, but said the pedestrian was a woman. She was struck around 6:58 p.m. in the 5500 block of River Road between Dorset Avenue and Springfield Drive. The vehicle involved remained at the scene, authorities said. Southbound River Road was closed to traffic at Springfield Drive while police investigated the crash.

Pedestrian fatally struck by car in Bethesda - WTOP

WASHINGTON — A woman has died after she was hit by a car on River Road in Bethesda on Wednesday night. According to Montgomery County police, the collision happened just before 7 p.m. in the 5500 block of River Road, between Dorset Avenue and Springfield Drive. Stay with WTOP for any developments. Police say the vehicle involved in the incident stayed on the scene.

95-year-old Bethesda Woman Dies While Crossing TheStreet

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — A 95-year-old woman has been killed after being struck by a car while crossing the street. Montgomery County police say that Margaret McDowell Wydro was crossing an intersection Wednesday evening when a 30-year-old driver from Washington hit her. Wydro’s son, Bill Wydro, says his mother was on her way to go bowling. Police have not said whether the driver will be charged for the collision. A police accident reconstruction team is investigating and trying to determine whether the victim was using the crosswalk and if the light was in her favor.

At 95, she was walking to her bowling league when she was hit by car

Wednesday, she left her home, walked to River Road and tried to cross to get to a bowling alley for one of her duckpin league matches. This is the last time I’m going to have to spend with her, Bill Wydro thought, even in this condition. His mother, Marge Wydro, became the ninth pedestrian killed in Montgomery County this year. The suddenness of it all stunned Bill Wydro, 69, who tried to take an upbeat tone Thursday inside his mother’s home. They met, later married, had two children, and in 1963 settled into a home on Springfield Drive, two houses down from River Road.
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Type: Pedestrian Accident
People Involved: 
Margaret McDowell Wydro
Roadway: 
River Road
City: 
Bethesda, MD
County: 
Montgomery County, MD
Area: 
Washington, DC

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