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Crash Near Capital Beltway Backs Up Traffic For Miles In Maryland: DOT
Traffic was backed up for miles in Prince George's County on Friday afternoon when a truck crashed. All northbound lanes were closed on MD-5 near the Capital Beltway on Friday, Oct. 13, following a crash involving a truck that needed to be cleaned up in Prince George's County. ALERT: Prince George's County; Crash MD 5 northbound at I-95; all lanes closed; #MDTraffic soc. — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) October 13, 2023 There was a heavy police presence in the area following the crash, which remains under investigation. UPDATE: Truck Crash w/ Inj. MD-5 NB at I-95/495 (Capital Beltwa…
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Traffic Delays Expected As Biden Makes Trek From White House To McLean
President Joe Biden is en route to Virginia. Biden is expected to pay a visit to McLean on Wednesday, Sept. 13, for a campaign reception at 6:30 p.m. The president's exact travel route hasn't been made public, and the the timing couldn't be better: Right after rush hour. The president is expected to leave the white house at 6:15 p.m., and return at approximately 8:30. In June, his visit to Chevy Chase notoriously jammed the Capital Beltway.
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Firefighters Released From Hospital After Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Ambulance In MD (
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Two firefighters were injured in Prince George's County on Thursday night when a tractor-trailer crashed into an ambulance and several other vehicles. An ambulance that was stopped on the Inner Loop of the Beltway and MD-210 at approximately 9:10 p.m. on Thursday, June 15 in Oxon Hill when it was struck by the truck driver, according to officials. At the time of the crash, the ambulance was at the scene of a previous accident on I-495. Video was released by the Prince George's Fire Department on Saturday, June 17 of the incident. Dash Cam video from the June 15, 2023 Capital Beltway…
Police & Fire
DC Woman Killed Driving Into Tow Truck, MSP Cruiser At Scene Of Previous Crash ID'd
A crash scene investigation in Prince George’s County unexpectedly turned fatal when a driver from Washington, DC sped into a tow truck that set off a chain-reaction crash involving a Maryland State Police cruiser. Bridgette Harris, 30, has been identified as the driver who was killed this week on MD Route 5 (Branch Avenue) in Clinton after crashing at the scene of a previous crash, according to state police on Friday, April 21. Harris was driving a 2003 Honda Accord at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19 near the Capital Beltway approaching a crash scene that was being investi…
Police & Fire
Climate Protestors Aggravate Drivers On Capital Beltway — Again (
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Seven protesters from across the country were arrested by Maryland State Police troopers during a climate change demonstration on the Capital Beltway Monday, Oct. 10. Horns blared as activists from the organization Declare Emergency sat on the inner loop holding banners and dancing to the beat of a drum around 10:30 a.m. in Montgomery County. Water protectors and ordinary people stop traffic on the DC beltway on Indigenous People's Day, calling on @POTUS to #DeclareEmergency and end fossil fuel extraction on #Indigenous land.#A22Network #ClimateEmergency #StopLine5 pic.twitter.com/mjqYe…
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19-Year-Old Victim Dies Days After Prince George's Crash
An Upper Marlboro girl who died days after being involved in Seat Pleasant crash has been identified, authorities say. Briya Rumsey, 19, succumbed to her injuries after a car she was a passenger in struck a SUV Central Avenue around 8:30 a.m., Sunday June 26, according to Prince George's County Police. The sedan Rumsey was traveling in was driving east on Central Avenue when the westbound SUV attempted to make a turn on the Capital Beltway. For unknown reasons, the sedan struck the passenger side of the SUV as the vehicle was trying to turn. Rumsey was taken to the hospital where she…
Police & Fire
Firefighters Close Portion of I-495 After Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire
Firefighters closed a portion of Interstate 495 just before rush hour on Wednesday, July 6, after a tractor-trailer burst into flames in Fairfax County, authorities said. Fairfax County firefighters responded to the fire in the southbound lane of the interstate just before 5 p.m. near the exit for Arlington Boulevard (Route 50), the Virginia Department of Transportation tweeted. All southbound lanes were shut down near that exit as fire crews worked to put out the fire and tow the truck away. Officials opened two lanes of the Capital Beltway around 6:30 p.m., but firefighters asked commu…
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Capital Beltway Climate Protest Actually Caused More Pollution, Twitter Users Fume
A July Fourth climate protest that halted traffic on the Capital Beltway has some activists upset, saying the backup caused even more pollution. Protestors kneeling on the road brought traffic to a complete standstill at Route 29 around 12:30 p.m. in Silver Spring, leading to the arrest of 14 people. Some activists say that the action of stopping traffic actually contributed to making the climate worse. Don't do this. Never protest anything in DC by sitting in the Interstate Capital Beltway or any road. All these climate protesters did was make the climate worse by backing up traffic 1…
Police & Fire
Shots Fired In Capital Beltway Police Pursuit: Report
Three shooting suspects are in custody after firing shots at police from a BMW during a pursuit on the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County that ended with a crash, according to multiple reports. The pursuit kicked off shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 30 in Bethesda, when there was a reported attempted burglary in the 6000 block of Johnson Avenue in Bethesda, according to WUSA. Investigators said that officers recognized a silver BMW SUV that was implicated in a similar crime the previous night, prompting them to attempt to stop the driver. During the incident, NBC Washington repo…
Police & Fire
Wrong Way Driver Kills One In Fiery Crash On Capital Beltway
One person was dead after a wrong way driver crashed into them, igniting their vehicle on the Capital Beltway, reports NBC Washington. Mignon Allison Kirksey, 51, was traveling in the northbound lanes when she was killed after Donisha Alexus Leatherwood, 30, struck her vehicle while going the wrong way on the Outer Loop of I-495 near Central Avenue around 3:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 8, the outlet reports. One of the vehicles caught fire after the collision and Leatherwood was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of her injuries. Police have not yet said wheth…
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Police ID Men Struck, Killed On Capital Beltway
Two men who died in a multi-vehicle wreck on the Capital Beltway Tuesday, May 17, had been hit after they got out of their car, police said. It's unclear why, but Abdellah Bougrine, 54, of Alexandria, and Driss Bougrine, 59, stopped their Toyota Corolla in the center westbound lane of Interstate 495 around 11 p.m. near Telegraph Road and got out. Moments later, a Ford Ranger slammed into the two men and their car, Virginia State police said in a news release. An oncoming Mazda also hit one of them as well. Both died at the scene. The driver of the Ford and Mazda were un…
Police & Fire
One Dead, One Critical In Beltway Crash: Report
Police closed a portion of the Capital Beltway Tuesday night, May 17, to investigate a serious crash that left one person dead and another seriously injured. Virginia State Police in Tysons said several cars crashed on the inner loop of I-495 near Chain Bridge Road just after 10 p.m., NBC4 reports. Paramedics rushed one person to the hospital and another person who declared dead in the pile-up. Police didn't release any information on those people. Investigators closed down all lanes of the inner loop just after Leesburg Pike as they tried to make sense of what happened. …
Police & Fire
Police ID Pedestrian Killed In Prince George’s Hit-Run Crash
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Prince George’s County, authorities said. Police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck on the north side of Branch Avenue (Route 5) and south of the Capital Beltway shortly after 1:45 a.m. on Monday, March 21, MDSP said. Upon arrival, officers found 38-year-old Felnibe Patefagou, of Lanham, dead at the scene. Initial investigation revealed Patefagou was crossing Route 5 when he was struck and killed in the left lane by a 2001-2005 Honda Civic, police believed. The victim’s body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical E…
Police & Fire
Driver Killed, Pedestrian Hurt In 5-Car Capital Beltway Crash
One driver died and a pedestrian was hurt in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 495 early Sunday, March 13 in Maryland, authorities said. Jarryd Brown, 44, of Silver Spring, had stopped his car and gotten out on the shoulder to help at a crash scene when a black Dodge Crossroad rear-ended a white Chevrolet Cruze in lane one at Central Avenue in Largo around 3 a.m., Maryland State Police said. A grey Nissan Sentra heading in the same direction hit the black Crossroad, and Brown was also struck, police said. Brown was taken to the University of Maryland Capital Regional Medical Cen…
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Trucker Freedom Convoy Circles Capital Beltway Promising Hours Of Traffic Chaos
A tuckers' convoy protesting COVID-19 mandates rolled through the Hagerstown Speedway and toward the Capital Beltway promising hours of traffic jams in the Capitol region Sunday, March 6. "Beltway here we come," Kris Young said in a Facebook post. The trucks, adorned with American flags and posters, honked their horns and waved to supporters flanked along the roadways. The "freedom" convoy started last week in California and sparked smaller ones around the US. Truckers' convoy rolls through New Jersey.Boyd A. Loving Truckers plan on taking the DC Beltway/I-495, circling it twice and …
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