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Driver dies after losing control, hitting tree in Md.

WASHINGTON — A driver was killed after losing control of his vehicle and hitting a tree late Friday night in Waldorf, Maryland, police said.

The 18-year-old man was driving a Honda south on St. Peters Church Road when he came to a curve and lost control of the car, Charles County police said in a news release. The car left the roadway and struck a tree.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, the release said. No one else was in the car at the time of the crash.

Once next of kin have been notified, the man’s name will be released, police said.

Investigations into the crash are still underway.

Maryland Zoo’s lone female elephant moving as facility transitions to all-male herd

The Maryland Zoo is preparing to say goodbye to its only female African elephant as it changes to an all-male herd. Felix, a 43-year-old elephant who has lived at the Baltimore zoo for 19 years, will move to another facility later this week. Zoo officials said the move is in Felix’s best interest because it will give her opportunities to socialize with other female elephants. Her interaction with other females have been limited since the zoo’s other female elephant died in 2024. “We will all miss her but having social companionship in a female herd is the best thing for Felix’s overall well-being,” Mammal Curator Erin Cantwell Grimm said.
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