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Md. correctional van involved in fatal crash

4-Vehicle Crash Kills 1, Injures 2; Off-Duty Federal Officer Dies at Scene; Van Carrying 3 Inmates Was Involved

By Rosalind S. Helderman
Washington Post

HYATTSVILLE, Md. — A man described by authorities as an off-duty police officer for the Defense Department died early yesterday morning in a four-vehicle traffic accident that also involved a Prince George’s County Corrections Department van.

A corrections officer also was seriously injured in the accident. A second officer taken to the hospital was released later yesterday.

Police did not immediately release the cause of the accident, which occurred about 1:50 a.m. at Landover Road and Kilmer Street in the Landover area. They also did not release the identity of the Defense Department officer, saying his family was still being notified.

The off-duty police officer was driving a Chevrolet Camaro that collided with the van, which was carrying two corrections employees and three inmates, Prince George’s police said ... Full Story