PGPD Investigates Fatal Collision in Upper Marlboro Student Officer in PGPD's Training Academy Killed

The Prince George's County Police Department's Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision in Upper Marlboro.  The victim is identified as 24-year-old Jerrell Lamont Wedge of the 11000 block of Medallion Terrace in Upper Marlboro.  He was attending the Prince George's County Police Department's Training Academy as a recruit for the Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Prince George's County Division.

On November 10, 2013, at about 3:30 am, patrol officers were called to Old Marlboro Pike and Maple Shade Lane for the report of a collision.  When they arrived, they discovered a car had struck a tree.  Wedge, the driver and only passenger, was pronounced dead on the scene.

The preliminary investigation reveals Wedge was heading westbound on Old Marlboro Pike when for reasons which remain under investigation, his car left the roadway and struck a tree.  Preliminarily, speed appears to be a factor.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-306-5640.

For more information, please contact the Prince George's County Police Department's Media Relations Division at 301-772-4710.