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Cops ID Young Woman Killed In Southern Maryland Crash Cops ID Young Woman Killed In Southern Maryland Crash
Cops ID Young Woman Killed In Southern Maryland Crash A death investigation has been launched after a 19-year-old woman was killed in a fatal crash in St. Mary's County that left her friends and family reeling. Cobb Island resident Autumn Leighanne Compton has been identified as the victim who was killed in a crash in Mechanicsville over the weekend after striking a truck being driven by 24-year-old North Beach native Zachary Joseph WIlburn, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's office said that the initial investigation into the crash determined that Compton's Honda attempted to make a left-hand turn…

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by Zak Failla
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Third Suspect Arrested For Role In 2023 Maryland Murder: Sheriff's Office Third Suspect Arrested For Role In 2023 Maryland Murder: Sheriff's Office
Third Suspect Arrested For Role In 2023 Maryland Murder: Sheriff's Office An 18-year-old has become the latest to be arrested in connection to the 2023 murder of Marcus Anthony Day in Great Mills, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday. Bushwood resident Tavion Kelly Sommerville was arrested on an open warrant for his role in the murder of Day on Thursday, April 4, 2023.  Officers from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were called shortly after 10:30 p.m. on the night of the shooting to the Great Mills Sheetz in the 20700 block of Old Great Mills Road to investigate a reported shooting, though upon arrival no victim was initially lo…

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by Zak Failla
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Boy Killed, Siblings Hurt When Speeding Mom Flips Minivan In Maryland: Campaign, Sheriff Boy Killed, Siblings Hurt When Speeding Mom Flips Minivan In Maryland: Campaign, Sheriff
Boy Killed, Siblings Hurt When Speeding Mom Flips Minivan In Maryland: Campaign, Sheriff A fundraiser has been launched for the family of an 8-year-old boy who was killed and siblings seriously hurt in a St. Mary's crash, which authorities said was caused by his mother. Ashley Nicole Nolan, 27, failed to negotiate a turn on Point Lookout Road around 1:44 a.m. Saturday, March 16, in Leonardtown, the St. Mary County Sheriff's Office said. The Pax River Raiders extends their heartfelt condolences to the family of Brysen Carter #55, who tragically lost his... Posted by Pax River Raiders on Sunday, March 17, 2024 The Honda Odyssey driven by Nolan left the road and over…

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by Daily Voice
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Child Killed, Two Hospitalized With Critical Injuries In Rollover Crash In Maryland: Sheriff Child Killed, Two Hospitalized With Critical Injuries In Rollover Crash In Maryland: Sheriff
Child Killed, Two Hospitalized With Critical Injuries In Rollover Crash In Maryland: Sheriff Speed and alcohol are considered to be factors in a rollover crash that left one child dead and two others hospitalized with serious injuries in St. Mary's County. Multiple children were ejected from an SUV early on Saturday morning when Leonardtown resident Ashley Nicole Nolan, 27, failed to negotiate a turn near the intersection of Point Lookout Road and Chingville Road, according to officials. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, officers from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office responded to investigate a reported crash that left a Honda Odyssey upside down on Chingville Ro…

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by Zak Failla
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Fugitive Who Outran Police In Maryland For Months Heading To Prison For Double Fatal DUI Crash Fugitive Who Outran Police In Maryland For Months Heading To Prison For Double Fatal DUI Crash
Fugitive Who Outran Police In Maryland For Months Heading To Prison For Double Fatal DUI Crash The man who spent more than a year on the run after a double fatal head-on DUI crash in Southern Maryland will not be hard to find after being ordered to spend more than a decade behind bars. St. Mary's County resident Kevin Eugene Luther, 43, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison with 12 years of active incarceration after he was arrested at his Lexington Park home last year authorities announced on Wednesday. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Aug. 31, 2021, police said that troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to Pegg Road in the area of Spring Valley Drive in L…

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by Zak Failla
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Horse-Buggy Crash Sends Infant, Three Others To Hospital: St. Mary's County Sheriff Horse-Buggy Crash Sends Infant, Three Others To Hospital: St. Mary's County Sheriff
Horse-Buggy Crash Sends Infant, Three Others To Hospital: St. Mary's County Sheriff An unruly horse led to a serious crash in Southern Maryland on Sunday afternoon, the St. Mary's Sheriff's Office announced. Deputies were called shortly before noon on Sunday, Dec. 10, where there was a reported incident near the intersection of Point Lookout Road and Pin Cushion Road in Leonardtown involving a driver that struck a horse and buggy.  Investigators say that a Toyota driver struck the horse and buggy after it reared and bucked while being driven by a minor. All four occupants were ejected, and the horse was killed in the crash. According to the sheriff's office, a juveni…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Teens Indicted For Fatal Shooting At St. Mary's County Sheetz: Sheriff Three Teens Indicted For Fatal Shooting At St. Mary's County Sheetz: Sheriff
Three Teens Indicted For Fatal Shooting At St. Mary's County Sheetz: Sheriff Three people already behind bars have been are facing new charges for their alleged roles in the murder of a beloved 26-year-old man earlier this year outside Sheetz in St. Mary's County. Authorities announced over the weekend that James Jerome Adams, Jr., a minor from Great Mills, and an adult from Bushwood who was a juvenile at the time, have been indicted and charged as adults in connection to the murder of Marcus Anthony Day in April.  Marcus Day Facebook Officials noted that at the time of the indictment, all three were in jail for unrelated matters. Officers from the St. Mary’s …

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by Zak Failla
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Inmates Come To Aid Of Corrections Officer Being Assaulted Inside Maryland Facility: Sheriff Inmates Come To Aid Of Corrections Officer Being Assaulted Inside Maryland Facility: Sheriff
Inmates Come To Aid Of Corrections Officer Being Assaulted Inside Maryland Facility: Sheriff A group of inmates in St. Mary’s County came to the aid of a corrections officer who suffered a vicious assault over the weekend. While standing at her post at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Corrections Officer Hannah Suite was approached by inmate Kamisha Raquel Thomas, 30, who threw a cup of liquid in her face before violently attacking the officer. Thomas repeatedly struck Suite in the face, a spokesperson for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said, but Suite was able to call for help on her radio while staving off the attack. However, help was already o…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland State Police Arrest Man Charged In 2021 Fatal Impaired Driving Crash In St. Mary’s Maryland State Police Arrest Man Charged In 2021 Fatal Impaired Driving Crash In St. Mary’s
Maryland State Police Arrest Man Charged In 2021 Fatal Impaired Driving Crash In St. Mary’s More than a year after a fatal four-car crash in Maryland, state police announced that they have arrested a suspect who was allegedly impaired when he crashed head-on with another driver last summer. St. Mary’s County resident Kevin Eugene Luther, 42, was indicted this week and arrested at his Lexington Park home following a yearlong investigation into the fatal crash in August last year, Maryland State Police officials announced. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Aug. 31, 2021, police said that troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to Pegg Road in the area of Spring…

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by Zak Failla
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Carnival Postponed, Not Canceled, After Fatal Teen Shooting At Maryland Fire Department Event Carnival Postponed, Not Canceled, After Fatal Teen Shooting At Maryland Fire Department Event
Carnival Postponed, Not Canceled, After Fatal Teen Shooting At Maryland Fire Department Event The show must go on. The Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department and St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced that they will move forward with their Annual Carnival, opting to postpone it rather than cancel after a teen opened fire and struck another youth during an incident over the weekend. Devron Ny’Quez Murray, 19, of Lexington Park, shot Syncere Kovey Smith at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department carnival on Three Notch Road just before 11 p.m., the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office said. In response, officials said that the heads of those agencies met with "the goal to decide if …

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by Zak Failla
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Details Released Teen Boy's Killing At Maryland Fire Department Carnival Details Released Teen Boy's Killing At Maryland Fire Department Carnival
Details Released Teen Boy's Killing At Maryland Fire Department Carnival A 19-year-old man has been arrested in a fire department carnival shooting that killed a 16-year-old boy and hurt another victim's leg in what authorities say stems from an ongoing dispute between two rival groups of youth offenders in St. Mary's County. Devron Ny’Quez Murray, 19 of Lexington Park, shot Syncere Kovey Smith at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department carnival on Three Notch Road just before 11 p.m., the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office said. Smith was airlifted to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown where he later died of his injuries. Another man was struc…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Three Injured, Two Airlifted To Maryland Hospitals After Serious Crash Three Injured, Two Airlifted To Maryland Hospitals After Serious Crash
Three Injured, Two Airlifted To Maryland Hospitals After Serious Crash Three were injured - and two airlifted to the hospital - early on Thursday, June 30 in Maryland after a major crash left multiple people trapped in St. Mary's County.  Two people had to be extricated in the crash, according to an unconfirmed report, which was reported at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Thursday morning on Oakley Road near the area of Gilbert Lane. Upon arrival, crews located the single overturned vehicle involved in the crash, with two trapped inside and a third patient who was able to escape with minor injuries. A medevac helicopter was called to the scene to assist the…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Hospitals Graded From Safest To Least Safe Maryland Hospitals Graded From Safest To Least Safe
Maryland Hospitals Graded From Safest To Least Safe A website dedicated to analyzing and publishing data on safety and quality  of hospitals in the US has released new findings. Each hospital is graded A through D on infections, problems with surgery, safety problems, practice to prevent errors, and doctors/nurses/hospital staff. Maryland has seven hospitals that were graded an A by the Leapfrog study, and two that were given Ds. The safest hospitals according to the study are: Anne Arundel Medical Center Garrett Regional Medical Center MedStar St. Mary's Hospital Mercy Medical Center The Johns Hopkins Hospital University of Maryland…

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by Cecilia Levine