A 61-year-old man was sent to Baltimore Shock Trauma for treatment of potentially life-threatening injuries Friday morning after he was struck by a wrong-way driver on Rockville Pike.
That victim was one of several struck by a 31-year-old man driving a 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan. That driver was travelling southbound in the 1200 block of Rockville Pike when he crossed over into the northbound lanes.
Montgomery County Police aren't sure why the driver swerved into the wrong lanes. But once he did, he left a string of accidents behind.
First, the VW driver struck the mirror of a parked Ford pickup. Then he struck the 61-year-old man, who was driving a Chevrolet HHR.
That crash sent the Chevrolet into a 2005 burgundy Cadillac SRX. Still, the VW driver continued on in the wrong lanes, hitting a Honda Civic that was stopped in the northbound lanes and a Pontiac Torrent traveling northbound.
Finally, the VW jumped a curb and came to rest in the parking lot of a BMW dealership.
The driver of the Cadillac, the driver of the Honda and the driver and passender of the VW were all taken to local hospital for treatment of what is believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.
Rockville Pike was initially closed in both directions at Templeton Place. Several hours later two southbound lanes reopened, but the northbound lanes remained closed for several more hours.
Investigators are still looking for anyone who witnessed the accident and has not yet spoken to authorities. Witnesses should call 240-773-6620.
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