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3 dead after car hits motorcycle on Maryland Route 301

Three people are dead and one was sent to the hospital following a crash on Route 301 in Prince George’s County, Maryland, early Sunday morning, according to state police.

it happened at 12:45 a.m. when a black Tesla Model 3 was making a left turn from Route 301 onto Governors Park Lane.

Police said that the Tesla “failed to yield” to the right of way of a Harley-Davidson traveling southbound on Route 301.

The motorcycle struck the passenger side of the Tesla, police said.

Following the collision with the Tesla, police believe a third vehicle hit a passenger on the motorcycle and left the scene. Police don’t have a description of that vehicle and they’re searching for its driver.

The rear passenger in the Tesla, the motorcycle driver and a passenger on the motorcycle died at the scene, police said.

The motorcycle鈥檚 driver and passenger were identified as 48-year-old Matthew Eric Vowell and 47-year-old Krystal Ann Vowell, both from Friendship, Maryland.

The rear-seat passenger in the Tesla was identified as 22-year-old Adriana Lanae Maxwell of Glen Burnie.

The Tesla鈥檚 driver, who was not publicly identified, was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Investigators believe the Tesla was being used as a rideshare vehicle at the time of the crash.

The Maryland State Police Crash Team is leading the investigation.

Police asked the public for help finding the driver who fled the scene. Tips can be called into 410-819-4753.

Below is a map where the crash took place:

Map of Route 301 crash
(Courtesy Google Maps)

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Valerie Bonk

Valerie Bonk started working at WTOP in 2016 and has lived in Howard County, Maryland, her entire life. She's thrilled to be a reporter for WTOP telling stories on air.聽She works聽as both a television and radio reporter in the Maryland and D.C. areas.聽

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