UPDATE (May 8): The deceased driver has been identified as Gustavo Martins Vieira, 48, of Washington, DC.
ORIGINAL RELEASE: An adult male driver has died after driving his vehicle into the back of a Columbia building. No one else was injured.
Police were called to the 9300 block of Gerwig Lane at 12:04 p.m. today, May 7. Officers arrived and found the car crashed into the building, which houses Humanim, Inc., and the driver deceased.
Investigators do not yet know the cause of the crash, but they are actively investigating. Witnesses reported that the car was traveling at a high rate of speed and failed to negotiate a curve in the road. Preliminarily, police do not believe this was an intentional act.
Firefighters are also currently on the scene and the Howard County Department of Inspections, Licenses, and Permits has been requested to evaluate the structural integrity of the affected building, which was evacuated.
Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
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