Downed Tree On Route 208 In Wyckoff Causes Delays Downed Tree On Route 208 In Wyckoff Causes Delays
Downed Tree On Route 208 In Wyckoff Causes Delays A downed tree is causing traffic disruptions on Route 208 on Saturday morning, May 2, the NJDOT site shows. The tree was reported at approximately 11:25 a.m. on the southbound side near Grandview Avenue in Wyckoff, according to traffic alerts. One of two lanes is currently closed as a result. The NJDOT site shows traffic was backed up to Cedar Hill Avenue as of 11:30 a.m. Drivers are advised to use caution and expect delays in the area.
Man Killed After Being Struck By Family Member In Germantown Driveway, Police Say Man Killed After Being Struck By Family Member In Germantown Driveway, Police Say
Man Killed After Being Struck By Family Member In Germantown Driveway, Police Say A Maryland man was killed after being struck by a vehicle driven by a family member in what police say was a tragic driveway incident. The collision happened in Germantown, where officers and Montgomery County Fire Rescue crews were called to the 11600 block of Drumcastle Terrace around 12:35 p.m. on Friday, May 1. When they arrived, they found a 75-year-old man who had been hit in a residential driveway. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but did not survive his injuries. The driver — identified only as a family member — remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. Poli…
Fatal Ride On Bus Crash Shuts Down Major Montgomery County Roads During Morning Commute Fatal Ride On Bus Crash Shuts Down Major Montgomery County Roads During Morning Commute
Fatal Ride On Bus Crash Shuts Down Major Montgomery County Roads During Morning Commute A deadly crash involving a Ride On bus brought traffic to a standstill in Maryland early Friday morning. The collision happened around 4:47 a.m., May 1, on Midcounty Highway in Montgomery County, near Goshen Road, where a vehicle slammed into a county bus, according to police. The impact shut down a busy stretch of roadway in Gaithersburg just as the morning commute was beginning, with Midcounty Highway and nearby intersections closed for hours as crews worked the scene. Midcounty Highway and Woodfield Road in Gaithersburg. Google Maps street view Firefighters were called to th…
61-Year-Old Woman Killed In Early-Morning Crash At Busy Upper Marlboro Intersection: MSP 61-Year-Old Woman Killed In Early-Morning Crash At Busy Upper Marlboro Intersection: MSP
61-Year-Old Woman Killed In Early-Morning Crash At Busy Upper Marlboro Intersection: MSP A woman was killed and a second driver suffered minor injuries following a crash at a busy Maryland intersection, state police say. Brenda Godbolt, 61, has been identified as the driver killed Thursday morning in Prince George's County in a crash involving an SUV in Upper Marlboro. According to Maryland State Police investigators, at around 4 a.m. on April 30, Glen Burnie resident Ronald Spangler, Jr., 30, was driving a Chevy Silverado north on Route 301 as he approached the traffic light at the intersection of Village Drive. As he approached, police say Godbolt's Mazda 3 entered the inter…
Train Strike Shuts Down Fairfield Station, Disrupts Morning Commute Train Strike Shuts Down Fairfield Station, Disrupts Morning Commute
Train Strike Shuts Down Fairfield Station, Disrupts Morning Commute The downtown Fairfield Metro-North train station was shut down Thursday morning, April 30, after a person was struck by a train, forcing commuters to change plans and brace for delays. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said early trains were delayed following the strike. Officials said the strike happened around 8:15 a.m. Fairfield police are working alongside MTA police to investigate what happened. Authorities have not disclosed if the person was hurt or where the strike happened.  Trains were running about 15-20 minutes behind in that area, according to the MTA's website.&…
Northern State Parkway Overnight Closures Begin Wednesday, April 29 — See The Details Northern State Parkway Overnight Closures Begin Wednesday, April 29 — See The Details
Northern State Parkway Overnight Closures Begin Wednesday, April 29 — See The Details A five-mile stretch of Long Island’s Northern State Parkway will be closed overnight daily for about three weeks, the New York State Department of Transportation announced Wednesday, April 29. The nightly 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. closures begin Wednesday night, state authorities said. The highway’s eastbound lanes will be closed from Exit 36A to Exit 41. Motorists will be detoured onto Exit 36A for southbound State Route 135 to Exit 10 to eastbound Old Country Road to the eastbound Long Island Expressway (Interstate 495), then to Exit 51 for northbound State Route 231 back to the Northern State Pa…
Second Maryland Highway Worker Killed In 72 Hours After Safety Week Ends: State Police Second Maryland Highway Worker Killed In 72 Hours After Safety Week Ends: State Police
Second Maryland Highway Worker Killed In 72 Hours After Safety Week Ends: State Police A second Maryland highway worker has been killed just days after the state marked the end of Work Zone Safety Week. Dipakkumar Patel, 70, of Delmar, was killed shortly before 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, in a crash on northbound US 13 at King Miller Road in Princess Anne, Maryland State Police said. Patel was sitting inside a marked Maryland Department of Transportation vehicle while working on a highway maintenance project when another driver slammed into the rear of his car, according to investigators. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. The crash comes jus…
Dad Nearly Killed On Couch After Drunk Driver Slams Into Annapolis Living Room Dad Nearly Killed On Couch After Drunk Driver Slams Into Annapolis Living Room
Dad Nearly Killed On Couch After Drunk Driver Slams Into Annapolis Living Room A Maryland family is recovering after a car slammed through their living room in the middle of the night, coming within inches of killing a father sitting on his couch. The crash happened late Saturday, April 25, in Cape St. Claire near Annapolis, where Tyler Billings was downstairs watching TV while his wife and two young daughters were upstairs in bed, according to loved ones and the organizer of a fundraiser created for the family. The vehicle tore through the home and struck the couch where Tyler had been sitting moments before impact. He was rushed to Shock Trauma with injuries and lat…
Garbage Day Goes Sideways As Truck Slams Into Virginia Home, Causes Damage Garbage Day Goes Sideways As Truck Slams Into Virginia Home, Causes Damage
Garbage Day Goes Sideways As Truck Slams Into Virginia Home, Causes Damage A Virginia neighborhood got an unexpected wake-up call when a garbage truck plowed into the side of a home, leaving behind a scene that looked more like a demolition job than a delivery route. The garbage truck crashed into a home in a residential neighborhood, prompting a midday emergency response. Fire and rescue crews were called shortly after 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, to the 7600 block of Henry Knox Drive In Lorton, where there were reports of a vehicle striking a house. It was not just any vehicle. When units arrived, they found the truck lodged into the side of a single-famil…
Driver Killed In PG County Crash That Left Driver Pinned Inside Vehicle (DEVELOPING) Driver Killed In PG County Crash That Left Driver Pinned Inside Vehicle (DEVELOPING)
Driver Killed In PG County Crash That Left Driver Pinned Inside Vehicle (Developing) One person has died after being taken to the hospital after being extricated from their vehicle in a violent two-vehicle crash in Maryland. Shortly after 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, Prince George's County Fire and EMS crews were called to the intersection of Laurel Bowie Road and Old Laurel Bowie Road to investigate a crash that left one driver trapped. Two men were rescued and rushed to area hospitals, where one later died from his injuries, officials confirmed on Tuesday morning. The second driver was treated for what were described as "serious, but non-life-threatening injuries."&nbs…
Ijamsville Motorcyclist, 23, Killed In Route 85 Crash After Being Thrown From Bike: Sheriff Ijamsville Motorcyclist, 23, Killed In Route 85 Crash After Being Thrown From Bike: Sheriff
Ijamsville Motorcyclist, 23, Killed In Route 85 Crash After Being Thrown From Bike: Sheriff A 23-year-old Maryland motorcyclist was killed after being thrown from his bike in a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called around 10 p.m. on Monday, April 27, to a stretch of the northbound lanes of Route 85 near Spectrum Drive, for a reported two-vehicle collision involving a motorcyclist. According to the sheriff's office, Ijamsville resident Christoph Kenny was riding a 2019 Suzuki motorcycle when he rear-ended a 2013 Honda. He was thrown from the bike and suffered serious injuries. Detectives say Kenny was treated by paramedics at…
Maryland Marks Work Zone Safety Week, Worker Killed Less Than 24 Hours Later Maryland Marks Work Zone Safety Week, Worker Killed Less Than 24 Hours Later
Maryland Marks Work Zone Safety Week, Worker Killed Less Than 24 Hours Later A Maryland highway worker was struck and killed on the Capital Beltway just one day after the state marked the end of Work Zone Safety Week, prompting outrage from his union and renewed calls for drivers to slow down. Robert W. Dempsey, 40, of Ellicott City, was killed shortly before noon on Saturday, April 25, while working along the Inner Loop near Route 414 in Forestville, Maryland State Police said. Dempsey was outside his emergency vehicle setting up cones on the ramp from St. Barnabas Road when he was hit by a passing SUV, investigators said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The…