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Construction Worker Struck By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Dies From Injuries: State Police Construction Worker Struck By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Dies From Injuries: State Police
Construction Worker Struck By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Dies From Injuries: State Police A 64-year-old construction worker who was struck by a hit-and-run driver attempting to bypass a work zone in Maryland last week has died from his injuries, according to state police. Marion Station resident Jamal Scarborough was driving in front of an off-duty trooper in his police cruiser shortly before 10:30 a.m. on March 27 heading south on Airport Road near Salisbury Regional Airport, in Wicomico County when he stopped at a work zone where a flagging operation was in effect. At the time, workers were only allowing northbound traffic to proceed in the area. According to the preliminary …

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Off-Duty Trooper Helps Apprehend Work Zone Hit-Run Driver In Maryland: State Police Off-Duty Trooper Helps Apprehend Work Zone Hit-Run Driver In Maryland: State Police
Off-Duty Trooper Helps Apprehend Work Zone Hit-Run Driver In Maryland: State Police A brazen hit-and-run driver who attempted to bypass a work zone in Maryland on Wednesday morning was apprehended by troopers following a brief pursuit in Wicomico County, according to state police. Marion Station resident Jamal Scarborough was driving in front of an off-duty trooper shortly before 10:30 a.m. on March 27 who was in his police cruiser heading south on Airport Road near Salisbury Regional Airport, when he stopped at a work zone where a flagging operation was in effect. At the time, workers were allowing northbound traffic to proceed in the area. According to the preliminary i…

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by Zak Failla
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Hit-Run Driver Who Killed I-95 Worker In Maryland ID'd: Police Hit-Run Driver Who Killed I-95 Worker In Maryland ID'd: Police
Hit-Run Driver Who Killed I-95 Worker In Maryland ID'd: Police Charges are pending against the suspected hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a tree trimmer from DC operating in a work zone on I-95 in Maryland., state police said. Henrico's Jadien Ranard Jones, 39, was allegedly driving a white 2021 Freightliner straight truck that killed 57-year-old Eric Lewis, who was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Montgomery County early on Wednesday morning. The crash was reported at around 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 13 on I-495 near Georgia Avenue. #TrafficAlert Two lanes are currently blocked in the area of eastbound I-495 and Georgia Avenue for a c…

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Police ID DC Tree Trimmer Killed By Hit-Run Driver Hauling Forklift In MD Work Zone On I-495 Police ID DC Tree Trimmer Killed By Hit-Run Driver Hauling Forklift In MD Work Zone On I-495
Police ID DC Tree Trimmer Killed By Hit-Run Driver Hauling Forklift In MD Work Zone On I-495 New details have been released after a District man was killed by a truck driver while trimming trees in a work zone on I-495 in Maryland. Eric Lewis, 57, was pronounced dead at the scene in Montgomery County early on Wednesday morning after being struck by what state police investigators believe to be a Freightliner truck hauling a flatbed with a forklift, officials say. The crash was reported at around 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 13 on I-495 near Georgia Avenue. #TrafficAlert Two lanes are currently blocked in the area of eastbound I-495 and Georgia Avenue for a crash investigation at a w…

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by Zak Failla