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Shortly after 8 a.m. on Friday, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 9100 block of Ardwick Ardmore Road in Springdale to investigate a single-vehicle crash when a driver struck a pole and nearly sheared the vehicle in half.
Police say that the driver was pronounced dead at the scene and a passenger was rushed to an area hospital in critical condition.
It is unclear what caused the crash, which remains under investigation.
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