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Street Racer Charged In Crash That Killed 28-Year-Old Montgomery County Man Street Racer Charged In Crash That Killed 28-Year-Old Montgomery County Man
Street Racer Charged In Crash That Killed 28-Year-Old Montgomery County Man A man involved in a deadly street racing crash in Montgomery County early last year has turned himself in to face charges, police said Tuesday, March 19. Aaron Givens, 33, was charged on a warrant with negligent homicide by vehicle, criminally negligent homicide by vehicle and driving a vehicle in a race/speed contest. Givens, of Silver Spring, turned himself in to Montgomery County Police headquarters on Monday, March 4. The charges stem from a collision that occurred near West Gude Dr. and Watkins Pond Blvd. in Rockville on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Givens was racing a Ram 1500 TRX pi…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Killed In Maryland Street Racing Crash: State Police Man Killed In Maryland Street Racing Crash: State Police
Man Killed In Maryland Street Racing Crash: State Police A 56-year-old man was killed in a street racing crash in Maryland before dawn on Sunday, March 17, state police said. It happened on Interstate 795 North and McDonogh Road in Owings Mills shortly before 4:50 a.m. Leo Anthony Brooks Jr., of Reisterstown, was driving a 2017 Mercedes “believed to be engaged in a street race with an unidentified vehicle” when he lost control while speeding and hit a northbound Jeep Liberty, police said. Brooks was pronounced dead at the scene. The Jeep driver was not involved in the race and was unharmed. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highwa…

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by Valerie Musson
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'Street Car Racing Anarchists' Take Over As Baltimore FOP Criticize City Leaders 'Street Car Racing Anarchists' Take Over As Baltimore FOP Criticize City Leaders
'Street Car Racing Anarchists' Take Over As Baltimore FOP Criticize City Leaders An estimated 300 vehicles took over a Baltimore parking lot and street as "anarchists" taunted police during a street race, authorities say.  The chaos began around midnight on Saturday, July 16, in the 4200 block of Boston Street as the street racers blocked off all traffic to the roadway while harassing or assaulting any police officer who tried to intervene, according to Baltimore's Fraternal Order of Police. Police officers on the scene were hit with bottles and rocks, with one officer suffering from cornea damage after being struck with a laser beam directly to the eye, officials …

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland Drag Racer Found Guilty In Deadly 2019 Crash Maryland Drag Racer Found Guilty In Deadly 2019 Crash
Maryland Drag Racer Found Guilty In Deadly 2019 Crash A Silver Spring drag racer was found guilty for causing a multiple-vehicle crash that left one person dead in 2019, state officials said. Noe Daniel Suriel, 29, was found guilty by jury on Thursday, June 9 for causing the death of Rene Antonio Hernandez Jr., 32, during the collision on Georgia Avenue on Sept. 6, 2019, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Suriel speeding in a Dodge Challenger down Georgia Avenue when he struck Hernandez's Honda Civic as Hernandez attempted to turn left onto the entrance ramp to MD 200, authorities said. Suriel swerved in front of t…

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by Annie DeVoe