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Tractor-Trailer Hauling Hay Catches Fire, Shuts Down Stretch Of I-70 In Northern Maryland Tractor-Trailer Hauling Hay Catches Fire, Shuts Down Stretch Of I-70 In Northern Maryland
Tractor-Trailer Hauling Hay Catches Fire, Shuts Down Stretch Of I-70 In Northern Maryland A stretch of I-70 in Northern Maryland was shut down on Monday when a tractor-trailer hauling hay caught fire.  Shortly after 11:40 a.m. on April 8, first responders in Frederick County were called to the interstate near Exit 42 in Myersville, where there was a truck fully engulfed in flames, leading to a road closure, which was still in effect as of 1 p.m. on Monday.  ALERT - Frederick Co.: Crews are still working a vehicle fire that has closed EB I-70 in Myersville. Significant delays. #MDtraffic cg Posted by Maryland State Highway Administration on Monday, April 8, 202…

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Fatal I-70 Crash Under Investigation: Maryland State Police (DEVELOPING) Fatal I-70 Crash Under Investigation: Maryland State Police (DEVELOPING)
Fatal I-70 Crash Under Investigation: Maryland State Police (Developing) At least one person was killed and others injured in a crash on I-70 that temporarily shut down traffic on Wednesday afternoon in Frederick County. An alert was issued shortly before 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon advising that an investigation has been launched following the fatal crash on the interstate near exit 42 (MD 17 / Myersville Middletown Road.) #TRAFFICALERT: @MDSP are investigating a fatal crash on eastbound I-70 at Exit 42 (MD 17/Myersville Middletown Road). All lanes on the eastbound side are closed. Please seek alternative routes. For updated traffic conditions: https:/…

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Man Killed After Wife Accidentally Backs Over Him In Frederick County Driveway, Sheriff Says Man Killed After Wife Accidentally Backs Over Him In Frederick County Driveway, Sheriff Says
Man Killed After Wife Accidentally Backs Over Him In Frederick County Driveway, Sheriff Says Thursday proved to be a hectic one for first responders in Frederick County who were called to investigate a pair of violent crashes that left at least one dead. At approximately 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office were called to the 4200 block of Araby Church Road in Urbana, for a reported vehicle incident after his wife accidentally ran him over in their driveway. According to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, the man’s wife was driving a 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe when she accidentally backed over him in their driveway at the edge of the …

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Woman Charged As 'Drug Kingpin' Busted With Fentanyl/Heroin Mix, Cocaine In Maryland: Sheriff Woman Charged As 'Drug Kingpin' Busted With Fentanyl/Heroin Mix, Cocaine In Maryland: Sheriff
Woman Charged As 'Drug Kingpin' Busted With Fentanyl/Heroin Mix, Cocaine In Maryland: Sheriff A drug "kingpin" and her co-conspirator were busted in Maryland with a fentanyl-heroin mixture and cocaine during a routine traffic stop, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office announced. John Joseph Smith, Jr., 32, and Alaura Snyder, 28, both of Westernport, were stopped by sheriff’s deputies during a traffic stop on Route 70 at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, July 21, when they were caught acting suspiciously while being tailed by an investigator. The deputy, who was patrolling in Myersville, spotted a driver known to have a revoked Maryland driver’s license pulling into a gas statio…

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Medevac Helicopter Requested After Woman Ejected In Maryland Crash: Reports Medevac Helicopter Requested After Woman Ejected In Maryland Crash: Reports
Medevac Helicopter Requested After Woman Ejected In Maryland Crash: Reports A rollover crash in Maryland left at least four people with serious injuries, with one ejection from the vehicle, according to reports. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, July 8, there was a reported crash in the eastbound lanes of I-70 in the area of Exit 39 in Myersville. Upon arrival, first responders in Frederick County reported one ejection and four additional patients who required treatment, according to a spokesperson for Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services. The patient ejected from the vehicle was an 18-year-old woman, according to an unconfirmed report. A helicopt…

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