Maryland State Highway Administration snow plow driver critically injured in pedestrian collision on Ridge Road (Route 27) in Damascus, Maryland

Modified Date:

Mon, 06/17/2019 - 1:04pm

Accident Date:

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Maryland Plow Driver Hit by Car, Seriously Hurt

A plow driver was seriously injured after being hit by a car Tuesday night in Damascus, Maryland, officials say. The plow driver was rushed to a trauma center with life-threatening injuries. The Maryland State Highway Administration employee was on foot when the worker was hit by a car at Ridge Road (Route 27) at Hoffman Drive, a Montgomery County fire department spokesman said about 6:40 p.m. Information on the cause of the crash was not immediately available. Stay with News4 for more details on this developing story.

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Type: Pedestrian Accident

Topics:

Snow Plow

Roadway:

Ridge Road (Route 27)

City:

Damascus, MD

County:

Montgomery County, MD

Area:

Washington, DC