A Montgomery County police officer whose wife is pregnant with triplets was killed Sunday when his police car ran off the road and struck a tree in Wheaton, officers said Sunday night.
Hector Ayala, 31, was responding to a call from another officer who needed assistance at the scene of a fight, a department spokesman said. Ayala was driving west on Randolph Road about 2:20 a.m. when his 2003 Ford Crown Victoria left the road and slammed into a tree.
"He was a great friend, a great police officer, a great husband. He was definitely everything rolled into one human being," said Officer Philip Meyer, who met Ayala at the Montgomery police academy seven years ago and recently worked on the same shift.
Police released little information about the crash, saying that many of the details, such as whether Ayala was wearing a seat belt, were under investigation.
The triplets are due in June. Ayala's colleagues told his wife about the crash Sunday morning.
Nice Easter present for her.. Jesus H Christ... Horrible story....
