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Kenneth McFadden Baldwin, 34, was arrested this week on a warrant charging him with multiple offenses for the fatal strike that took the life of Gaithersburg resident Juan Antonio Lamas Salcido last year.
The crash was reported at approximately 2 a.m. on April 28, 2023 on Wightman Road near Aspenwood Lane in Gaithersburg.
According to investigators, a 2017 Ford F-450 tow truck was traveling north on Wightman Road when it struck Lamas Salcido's 2021 Nissa Versa as he was making a left turn onto eastbound Aspenwood Lane.
Lamas Salcido was pronounced dead at the scene.
During the investigation, it was determined that McFadden Baldwin was driving at least 70 mph in a 35 mph zone.
McFadden Baldwin was charged with negligent manslaughter by vehicle – gross negligence and criminally negligent manslaughter by vehicle.
He was taken into custody and later released from the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit on an unsecured personal bond.
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