Two Friends, Both 92, Killed in Car Crash

A man and a woman, both 92, were fatally injured Saturday night in Montgomery County when the car in which they were riding crashed near the Leisure World retirement development, authorities said.

The woman was identified as Eunice Wolman, the wife of David Wolman, 96, who was driving the car that crashed about 7 p.m. on Norbeck Road near Georgia Avenue in the Silver Spring area. David Wolman suffered injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

The man who died was identified as Max Rubin. His wife, Libby, also 92, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

All four occupants of the car lived at Leisure World, and one neighbor said she thought that they were returning home after dining out.

Police said David Wolman's Buick was going east on Norbeck when it drifted onto a shoulder. The driver overcorrected, and the car crossed into the opposite lane and then left the road. It struck a stop sign and a tree, fatally injuring both backseat passengers, police said.

A neighbor of the Wolmans described them last night as "a very, very loving couple."

"They went everywhere together, did everything together," Rena Shochet said. "They were just really nice people." Eunice Wolman "always wanted to know about my children, my grandchildren," she added.

Although well into his 90s, she said, David Wolman appeared to be a careful, capable driver. "He was sharp," Shochet said.

Shochet was deeply saddened when she heard the news.

"I saw them leave," she said.

A neighbor of the Rubins spoke highly of them, too. "They're a lovely couple," said Irwin Schaeffer.

He said Max Rubin was active with a computer group. His wife, Libby, has "a wonderful sense of humor."

The had lived at Leisure World "for years and years," Schaeffer said.