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Hit-and-Run at Birthday Party Injures 11, Kills Woman

10/19/2025

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A vehicle struck a tent at a birthday party in Bladensburg, Maryland, around 10:13 p.m., injuring 11 people, including nine children.
Ashley Hernandez Gutierrez (adult) was killed in a hit-and-run.
A 66-year-old man turned himself in, claiming responsibility for the crash.
Witnesses reported erratic driving before the incident, and emergency services transported the injured to hospitals, with seven children aged two to nine taken to Children's Hospital.

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Story summary

A vehicle struck a tent at a birthday party in Bladensburg, Maryland, around 10:13 p.m., injuring 11 people, including nine children.
Ashley Hernandez Gutierrez (adult) was killed in a hit-and-run.
A 66-year-old man turned himself in, claiming responsibility for the crash.
Witnesses reported erratic driving before the incident, and emergency services transported the injured to hospitals, with seven children aged two to nine taken to Children's Hospital.