Crime & Safety
Man Dies Changing Friend's Flat Tire in Capitol Heights
A 35-year-old man lost his life early Tuesday morning changing a friend's tire.
Prince George's County Police are investigating a fatal accident that killed a 35-year-old Capitol Heights man early Tuesday morning.
Aaron Jerome Smith, of the 4300 block of Torque Street, left his home to help a friend change the flat tire on a Dodge Caravan near Nova Avenue and Rail Street in Capitol Heights.
Smith put the Caravan on a jack and was trying to get the spare tire out from underneath the vehicle around 1:30 a.m., when the jack shifted and the van fell on him.
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His friend tried to rescue him, but was unsuccesful and Smith died at the scene.
Although Maryland's Health Secretary had earlier deemed the death storm-related, Prince George's detectives do not believe it was related to Hurricane Sandy's conditions.
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