GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WUSA9) -- The holiday cheer came to a screeching halt at a townhouse in Gaithersburg Thursday night after one of the men who lives there says he accidentally drove through his own front door.

Floyd Gatewood was back at his home Christmas morning to pick up the pieces left behind after he says he accidentally backed into his townhouse. 

DAMASCUS, Md. (WUSA9) -- A 20-year-old man died Tuesday night after the car he was driving hit a utility in Damascus.

According to Montgomery County police, 20-year-old David Mark Harris was driving in the 5200 block of Damascus Road when for an unknown reason he left the road and hit the pole. Harris died from his injuries at the scene, police said.  

The accident happened on Damascus Road between Sundown Road and Laytonsville Road, according to police. 

A large stretch of Damascus Road was closed while police investigated the accident. It has since reopened. 

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GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WUSA9) -- Family, friends and the community gathered Tuesday to say goodbye to fallen Montgomery County police officer Noah Leotta.   

Calling hours were held Tuesday afternoon for 24-year-old Leotta. 

Leotta was hit by a car while working on a drunken-driving task force. He died in the hospital nearly a week later.

Friends of Leotta were surprised when the Olney native told everyone he wanted to join the county police force but took comfort knowing he died doing what he loved.  

His funeral Tuesday was held at the "Covenant Life" Church, in Gaithersburg. He was later laid to rest at the Judean Memorial Gardens in Olney. 

An hour before the funeral, Montgomery County residents began lining the streets of Downtown Olney to pay their respects.