MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal traffic collision that took place on Veirs Mill Road on Sunday, October 1.
At around 7:57 p.m., officers from the 4th District and Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel responded to the 13000 block of Veirs Mill Road between Aspen Hill Road and Arbutus Avenue. The collision involved a gray 2019 Jeep Limited and a black and red 2016 Suzuki GSX R 600L motorcycle.
Initial findings indicate that the Jeep driver was making a U-turn to travel from westbound Veirs Mill Road to eastbound Veirs Mill Road when the motorcycle, traveling eastbound, collided with the rear of the Jeep.
The Jeep’s driver and passenger remained on the scene.
The motorcycle operator sustained life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The deceased has been identified as 40-year-old Hector Luis Betancourt-Rivera of Rockville.