The Brief A driver is dead after crashing a vehicle into a tree in the 11800 block of New Hampshire Avenue. Officials say the 2010 Mercedes struck the center median and then a tree before coming to a stop. The driver was taken to a hospital and later died, and the crash investigation is continuing. A driver is dead after investigators say the man crashed the vehicle he was driving into a tree along a road in Silver Spring. Image 1 of 5 ▼ Driver killed after vehicle crashes into tree in Silver Spring