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Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection, State Police Say Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection, State Police Say
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection, State Police Say A pedestrian died at an area hospital after being struck by a pick-up truck driver in Carroll County on Wednesday night, Maryland State Police say. Troopers in Westminster were called shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8 to a stretch of Route 32 near the intersection of Johnsville Road in Sykesville, where there was a crash involving a person who had been hit by a Chevy Silverado 1500. 🚨NOW: Units alerted for the reported pedestrian struck, Route 32 and the southern end of Johnsville Road. Please use caution in the area. pic.twitter.com/0bG2TcLs0o — Sykesville Fire Dept (@Sykesvil…

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Community Rallying Around Family Of 8 Whose Home Got Torched By Tanker Truck Fire In Frederick Community Rallying Around Family Of 8 Whose Home Got Torched By Tanker Truck Fire In Frederick
Community Rallying Around Family Of 8 Whose Home Got Torched By Tanker Truck Fire In Frederick Support is pouring in for a popular Frederick County family of eight who were the unexpected victims of the tanker truck that went up in flames after crashing, destroying their home. Three Frederick County neighbors have set up a GoFundMe campaign for the Hernandez family, whose home was hit the hardest by the Route 15 crash/explosion that killed Smithsburgh resident Ronald Leroy Heiston, Jr., the driver of the truck. 🚨UNUSUAL CALL: Engine 123 has been alerted to transfer to @FCDFRS Station 2 in Frederick as they fight massive fire involving a fuel tanker and multiple exposures. pic.twi…

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Here's What We Know About Saturday's Tanker Truck Explosion In Frederick County Here's What We Know About Saturday's Tanker Truck Explosion In Frederick County
Here's What We Know About Saturday's Tanker Truck Explosion In Frederick County One person was killed and a home destroyed when a tanker truck carrying flammable liquids exploded in the busy Route 15 corridor in Frederick City on Saturday afternoon. Frederick County Fire Chief Tom Coe said that at around noon on Saturday, March 4, the agency received reports of a house fire in the 500 block of Schley Avenue before immediately taking in calls regarding a vehicle explosion in the area. Upon arrival, crews found a large tanker in flames, which had spread to three area homes near Apple Avenue and also caused a brush fire, Coe said, prompting a second alarm, and calls to …

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by Zak Failla