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Police: Juvenile killed in 2-car crash that shut down Suitland Parkway

A juvenile was killed in a two-car crash that kept a portion of the Suitland Parkway near the D.C.-Maryland state line closed for several hours early Sunday morning, according to local officials.

U.S. Park Police said the crash happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Outside of the juvenile who died, six other people suffered non-life threatening injuries as a result of the crash.

The crash shut down the parkway in both directions until around 7:45 a.m.

WTOP Traffic reported the Suitland Parkway was closed between Naylor Road and Stanton Road for over 5 hours Sunday morning.



During that time, U.S. Park Police said eastbound traffic was diverted to Alabama Avenue. Westbound traffic was diverted to Naylor Road.

Below is a map of the area:

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WTOP’s Jessica Kronzer and Matthew Delaney contributed to this report.

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