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Two killed in wrong-way crash in Montgomery County

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GERMANTOWN, Md. — The Maryland State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed two people early Saturday morning in Montgomery County.

Troopers responded to Interstate 270 at Germantown Road to investigate the crash.

Police say a Chevy Cruz, driven by 33-year-old Jeremy De La Torre, was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the interstate when it struck a Honda Accord.

Both the driver of the Accord, 25-year-old Ashley Salazar and Torre were pronounced dead on the scene.

All lanes of northbound I-270 are closed at the time of this writing.

The crash investigation remains active and ongoing.