Lanham Man Killed In Crash Tuesday Along Maryland Route 5

Bowie MD

24 November, 2021

1:38 PM

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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Shortly after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, a multi-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Lanham man. The accident occurred in the northbound lanes of Maryland Route 5 north of Coventry Way in Clinton. According to a preliminary investigation, a 2012 Infiniti G37X, driven by Jabbor Nakym Sheffield, 25, was traveling north on Route 5 when Sheffield lost control and struck the rear of a 2014 Fiat 500L. After the Infiniti came to a rest, it was struck on the driver's side by a 2015 Kia Sorento. Sheffield was pronounced dead at the scene. The man driving the Kia was taken to the University of Maryland Capital Regional Medical Center and the woman driving the Fiat was taken to United Medical Center for treatment of their injuries. Northbound Route 5 was closed for approximately four hours for the investigation and cleanup of the road following the crash. The road was reopened at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday.