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Medical Emergency Leads To Fatal Crash At Maryland Intersection, Sheriff Says Medical Emergency Leads To Fatal Crash At Maryland Intersection, Sheriff Says
Medical Emergency Leads To Fatal Crash At Maryland Intersection, Sheriff Says A medical emergency may have led to a fatal crash in Calvert County that took the life of an 81-year-old man.  Charles Michael Sullivan has been identified as the Huntingtown man who died after running through a stop sign and crashing into several trees shortly before noon on Wednesday, according to the sheriff's office. At approximately 11:45 a.m. on Feb. 28, members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office were called to the area of Hunting Creek Road and Deep Landing Road in Huntingtown, where there were reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a Chevy Silverado. Investigators say…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Virginia Man Suffers Medical Emergency Driving In Potomac, Dies At Hospital, Police Say Virginia Man Suffers Medical Emergency Driving In Potomac, Dies At Hospital, Police Say
Virginia Man Suffers Medical Emergency Driving In Potomac, Dies At Hospital, Police Say Police say that a 60-year-old Virginia man died after suffering from a medical emergency and crashing in Maryland. The Montgomery County Department of Police identified Lynchburg resident Byron Jennings as the person who died at an area hospital following a crash in Potomac. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, Jennings was driving a 2012 Kia Sorento west on Democracy Boulevard near the intersection of Newbridge Drive when he reportedly suffered a medical emergency, going off the road and causing a 2015 BMW to strike a curb and also crash. Jennings was transported to an area hospi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Troopers Rescue Injured Hiker In Summit Of Sugarloaf Mountain Maryland State Police Troopers Rescue Injured Hiker In Summit Of Sugarloaf Mountain
Maryland State Police Troopers Rescue Injured Hiker In Summit Of Sugarloaf Mountain Maryland State Police troopers were able to successfully airlift a stranded hiker who was left in a precarious position after suffering a medical emergency in Frederick County. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, state police troopers responded to Sugarloaf Mountain to assist a hiker who had experienced a medical emergency near the summit of the mountain and faced an almost hour time for evacuation by ground. Troopers determined that an aerial rescue would be the fastest and most efficient way to get the hiker to safety, and they airlifted the patient 104 feet and then to an are…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Union Mourns On-Duty Death Of Firefighter Who Suffered Medical Emergency In Maryland Union Mourns On-Duty Death Of Firefighter Who Suffered Medical Emergency In Maryland
Union Mourns On-Duty Death Of Firefighter Who Suffered Medical Emergency In Maryland A paramedic and firefighter in Baltimore who suffered a medical emergency while on the job last month died over the weekend, officials announced. Juan Wilson, 34, an 11-year veteran of the Baltimore City Fire Department died on Sunday, Oct. 30 after he suffered an undisclosed medical emergency at approximately 10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19 while tending to a patient. According to the Baltimore Firefighters Union, on the day of the incident, firefighters immediately began to take care of the initial patient, as well as Wilson, who was transported to the University of Maryland Medical Center i…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland School Bus Filled With Kids Crashes After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency Maryland School Bus Filled With Kids Crashes After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency
Maryland School Bus Filled With Kids Crashes After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency An Anne Arundel County school bus driver is being treated after reportedly suffering a medical emergency causing the bus to crash, authorities say. Officers were called to Crofton High School for an "injured/sick subject" after an occupied school bus struck a tree limb after the driver reportedly suffered a medical emergency around 8:20 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 27, according to Anne Arundel County police. None of the children on the bus were reported injured. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the TipLine at 410-222-4700. 

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Woman Fights With First Responders Amid Medical Emergency In Maryland, Sheriff Says Woman Fights With First Responders Amid Medical Emergency In Maryland, Sheriff Says
Woman Fights With First Responders Amid Medical Emergency In Maryland, Sheriff Says A strange scene played out in Maryland as deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office investigated a potential medical emergency and were accosted by an agitated woman, officials said. Deputies were dispatched to the 6100 block of 6th Street in Chesapeake Beach on Sunday, Sept.18, where there was a reported medical emergency, the agency announced on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Upon arrival, investigators found a man laying on the front porch and Dorthy Elizabeth Pulanco, 28, who has no fixed address, lying facedown in the driveway. As deputies began attending to Pulanco, she became very agit…

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by Zak Failla
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To The Rescue: Maryland State Police Airlift Cruise Ship Crew Member During Medical Emergency To The Rescue: Maryland State Police Airlift Cruise Ship Crew Member During Medical Emergency
To The Rescue: Maryland State Police Airlift Cruise Ship Crew Member During Medical Emergency Maryland State Police took to the skies to save a man at sea after a crew member suffered a medical emergency on a cruise ship sailing the Chesapeake Bay. The aviation crew from the state police Easton Section responded to the Chesapeake Bay off the shores of Kent Island over the weekend after receiving a call from the Coast Guard advising that there was a serious medical event taking place on the boat. Police said that the Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas cruise ship was requesting immediate aerial evacuation of one of its crew members at approximately 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 …

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by Zak Failla
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High School Student Dies At Maryland Hospital After 'Medical Emergency, Officials Say High School Student Dies At Maryland Hospital After 'Medical Emergency, Officials Say
High School Student Dies At Maryland Hospital After 'Medical Emergency, Officials Say A Baltimore County high school student died after experiencing a "medical emergency," officials said. An 11th-grade student at Randallstown High School was taken to the hospital for treatment of an undisclosed medical issue where he was later pronounced dead, Principal Michael Jones said in a letter to the community. The student’s name has not been released. “We encourage you to take time to discuss with your child(ren) about this loss. I have attached resources with this letter that may help with those conversations,” the letter says. 
“For those of you who did not know the student we a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Box Truck Barrels Through Maryland Home, Driver Hospitalized: Fire Officials Box Truck Barrels Through Maryland Home, Driver Hospitalized: Fire Officials
Box Truck Barrels Through Maryland Home, Driver Hospitalized: Fire Officials A Maryland homeowner got an unexpected delivery when a box truck came barreling through the front of a Cecil County residence, causing devastating damage and sending at least one to the hospital. First responders in Cecil County responded to a West Main Street property shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, where there was a report of a truck that had leveled the front of a two-story home in the area. The driver had to be extricated from the wreckage, according to officials, though there were no injuries reported inside the home. A box truck crashed into a home Wednesday in …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Driver Suffering Medical Episode Kills Bicyclist, Fireworks Stand Worker In DC: Police Driver Suffering Medical Episode Kills Bicyclist, Fireworks Stand Worker In DC: Police
Driver Suffering Medical Episode Kills Bicyclist, Fireworks Stand Worker In DC: Police A driver suffering a medical episode ran a red light killing a bicyclist and fireworks stand worker July 4th weekend in Northeast Washington DC, police said. The pickup was heading north on Minnesota Avenue when the driver struck a bicyclist in the crosswalk around 5:30 p.m., Assistant DC Police Chief Wilfredo Manlapaz said at a press conference. The truck then drove into a fireworks stand at the corner of Nannie Helen Burroughs, killing the man working it. Police believe the driver was suffering a medical emergency. Click here for more from NBC Washington.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Federal Prisoner Dies At Alexandria Jail Federal Prisoner Dies At Alexandria Jail
Federal Prisoner Dies At Alexandria Jail A 25-year-old Fairfax County man died at the William G. Truesdale Detention Center in Alexandria on Wednesday, May 18, officials said. Anthony Moaf suffered a medical emergency while alone in his cell Wednesday morning, county officials said in a news release. Paramedics and the jail's medical staff gave emergency help, but Moaf died just before 9 a.m. He was booked into the jail on Monday, May 16. Moaf was a federal prisoner, and it is unclear what his charges were.  Alexandria police will investigate the death since Moaf was in the custody of the Alexandria County Sheriff's Of…

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by Josh Lanier
Obituaries
Off-Duty Maryland Police Officer Dies Of Medical Episode Leading To Crash Off-Duty Maryland Police Officer Dies Of Medical Episode Leading To Crash
Off-Duty Maryland Police Officer Dies Of Medical Episode Leading To Crash The Montgomery County Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. Officer Douglas Haggerty III, 36, died on Friday, Feb. 4 when he suffered a medical episode while driving on Spencerville Road and crashed near Good Hope Road around 8:05 a.m., his department said. Doug was one of the sweetest guys I’ve ever met! Always smiling laughing….we met in high school and met back up after... Posted by Keianna Glover on Friday, February 4, 2022 A child in the vehicle was able to exit and call 9-1-1 and was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. Police and fire rescue …

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by Cecilia Levine