June 1, 2024: A collision in Silver Spring, MD between a motorcycle and a Tesla left one man dead early Saturday morning.

County Police said officers responded to the intersection of University Boulevard and Kerwin Road just after midnight for the report of a collision between a Tesla 3 and a Kawasaki motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle, Antonio Martinez Gamez, 28, of Silver Spring, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said a preliminary investigation found Martinez Gamez’s motorcycle had been heading eastbound on University Boulevard toward Kerwin Road just before the crash. At the same time, the Tesla driver heading north on Kerwin Road turned left onto University Boulevard. Police said Martinez Gamez “tried to avoid the car, but ultimately struck the driver side of the Tesla.”