Full Breakdown
Wrong-Way Crash on I-270 Claims Mother and Daughter; Driver Identified as Illegal Immigrant
9/5/2026, 5:44:54 AM
Core Event
On August 29, a Ford Mustang traveling northward in the southbound lanes of Interstate 270 struck a vehicle carrying Musammat Shamima Begum, 46, and her daughter Areebah Jahin, 23, who were driving southbound. The collision killed both women and injured two other occupants, including an 8-year-old girl. Maryland State Police say the Mustang’s driver, later identified as Jose Antonio Caballero-Nolasco, is suspected of drunk driving.
Official Statements & Responses
The Department of Homeland Security announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed a detainer on Caballero-Nolasco on September 1, requesting Maryland officials keep him in custody. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the tragedy was “completely avoidable,” offered thoughts and prayers to the victims’ family, and emphasized the need for a swift recovery for the injured. Caballero-Nolasco now faces two counts of gross negligent manslaughter, two counts of homicide by motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, and a charge of life-threatening injury by a motor vehicle.
Data & Statistics
- Fatalities: 2 (Begum and Jahin)
- Injured: 2 (including an 8-year-old girl)
- Charges: 2 counts of gross negligent manslaughter; 2 counts of homicide while impaired; 1 count of life-threatening injury.
Verbatim Quotes
- “This illegal alien has been charged after a drunk-driving crash that killed a woman and her daughter and injured two others, including an 8-year-old girl, in Montgomery County, Maryland,” — DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, said DHS secretary
