Kensington, MD — July 16, 2025, a woman was killed as the result of a USPS van accident at around 10:40 a.m. on Connecticut Avenue.
Montgomery County officials said that the incident took place at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Plyers Mill Road.
According to initial reports, the victim was a woman who was walking across the entrance to the Mobil station off Connecticut Avenue. While details aren’t confirmed, it’s said that a USPS van was videoed approaching the stop sign—which appears to be for traffic coming out of the gas station—stopped, then proceeded through while the woman was crossing. As a result, the van hit the woman.
The woman was taken to a hospital where it appears she succumbed to her injuries. Right now, no further details are available.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
If these preliminary details are accurate, this may be a clear example of why I always discourage people from writing off pedestrian accidents as simple. These current statements suggest a USPS vehicle was coming out of a business—with a stop sign, no less—and managed to hit a woman walking across the business entrance. This raises serious red flags, and I’ll highlight two in particular.
For one, there’s the obvious concern of the possibility that a driver may have failed to yield at a stop sign. That’s about the most basic thing we expect drivers to do, professional or not. That brings up questions of what the driver was doing or what circumstances may have prevented the driver from seeing the woman crossing their path. Were they distracted? Were they just being impatient? Is this a poorly designed driveway with limited lines of sight?
Second, if the van driver did indeed make a mistake here, it raises questions about their work environment and their qualifications. Are they understaffed in this area, and therefore rushing to meet deadlines? Was this driver not qualified? Do they have a history of making mistakes? Are their supervisors not following up on concerns about their drivers making mistakes?
In a situation like this, getting answers for the victim’s loved ones is obviously a priority. That requires thorough and careful investigations. At the same time, though, if there’s a possibility that there are issues putting the community at risk, they need to be rooted out and addressed before more people get hurt.
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