Toyota Corolla Collides with Toyota Camry Resulting in Death

Incident Information

On Saturday at 0053 hours, a serious motor vehicle collision occurred on United States Route 301 (Crain Hwy) in the area of St. Patrick’s Drive and the Maryland State Police CRASH Team responded to take over the investigation. According to the Maryland State Police invistigation, a 2020 Toyota Corolla operated by 25 year old Taje Berg from Waldorf failed to stop for a red light and collided with a 2019 Toyota Camry driven by 42 year old Bekaye Diakite from Waldorf who had a green light.

Sadly, Ms. Berg was pronounced deceased after being rushed to the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata. Diakite was transported by the MSP Trooper 2 helicopter to the University of Maryland Capital Region Hospital in Largo, MD but unfortunately was pronounced deceased upon arrival.

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