Woman Killed in Wheaton Car Crash

A 30-year-old woman was killed in a car crash Sunday evening in Wheaton, Maryland, officials said. 

Michelle Renee Sears, of District Heights, died after she was involved in a car crash at Denley and Randolph roads, Montgomery County Police said.

Police and an EMS crew responded to the crash about a half-mile southwest of the Glenmont Metro station about 6:20 p.m. 

According to the preliminary investigation, Sears was driving south on Denley Road in a 2011 Hyundai Sonata and crashed with a 2002 Ford Explorer being driven west by a 25-year-old Silver Spring man. 

Sears was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. The driver of the Explorer was not hurt. 

The cause of the crash just east of Wheaton High School is under investigation. 

Anyone who witnessed the crash or who has information is asked to call police at 240-773-6620. 

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