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Kensington Driver Had Expired Learner's Permit In Deadly Head-On Crash: Police

A Montgomery County man involved in a deadly head-on crash in Fall 2022 was indicted by a grand jury on charges alleging that he was distracted and had an expired permit at the time of the collision, police said Tuesday, March 19.

Montgomery County Police

Montgomery County Police

Photo Credit: Montgomery County Police Department (Facebook)
Montgomery County Police

Montgomery County Police

Photo Credit: Montgomery County Police Department

Kelvy Jose, Jr., 22, of Kensington, was arrested on Friday, March 15, on a warrant charging him with criminally negligent manslaughter by vehicle, according to the MCPD.

Jose, Jr. was involved in a collision at the intersection of Randolph Road and Hammonton Place in Silver Spring on Oct. 12, 2022.

Police say he crossed his Chevrolet Silverado into eastbound traffic and drove head-on into a Honda CRV driven by Ambar Aida Rivera Membreno, 29, of Silver Spring. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives from the Collision Reconstruction Unit found that Jose, Jr. was driving with an expired learner’s permit and was distracted at the time of the collision.

Jose, Jr. was being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit pending a bond review.

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