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Muncaster Mill Road, Rockville, MD

Obituaries
Beloved Father With 'Beautiful Smile And Dimples' Killed In Montgomery County Crash Beloved Father With 'Beautiful Smile And Dimples' Killed In Montgomery County Crash
Beloved Father With 'Beautiful Smile And Dimples' Killed In Montgomery County Crash A Maryland community is rallying around the family of a beloved father, brother, and son whose life was cut short at the age of 30 after he was killed in a head-on crash in Montgomery County. Gaithersburg resident Eddy “Tigga” Jara was killed shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15 after losing control of his Honda, crossing into the wrong lane of traffic, and striking a Ford Escape near the intersection of Muncaster Mill Road and Sycamore Road in Rockville. In response, the community has come together to support Jara's family, which includes two young sons who will grow up without a f…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Gaithersburg Man Killed In Head-On Rockville Crash Police ID Gaithersburg Man Killed In Head-On Rockville Crash
Police ID Gaithersburg Man Killed In Head-On Rockville Crash New details have been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police after a 30-year-old Gaithersburg man was killed in a head-on crash over the weekend. Eddy Thomas Jara, of Gaithersburg, was killed shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15 after crossing over the double yellow line into the opposite lane of traffic and striking a Ford Escape near the intersection of Muncaster Mill Road and Sycamore Road in Rockville. It remains unclear what caused Jara to lose control of his Honda before he drifted into the opposite lane of traffic. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Dead, One Hospitalized In Head-On Rockville Crash (DEVELOPING) One Dead, One Hospitalized In Head-On Rockville Crash (DEVELOPING)
One Dead, One Hospitalized In Head-On Rockville Crash (Developing) One person was killed and a second hospitalized in a head-on crash in Montgomery County on Sunday, Jan. 15, according to officials. The driver of a black Honda was traveling west on Muncaster Mill Road when he crossed over into the opposite lane and crashed into a Ford Escape that was driving east along the roadway around 7:30 a.m., near Sycamore Lane in Rockville, officials said. ICYMI Serious accident this morning @ 4500 MUNCASTER MILL RD HEAD ON COLLISION MUNCASTER CLOSED BETWEEN SYCAMORE LN AND WINDSOR MANOR LN FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. @mcfrs pic.twitter.com/4Ibs9uzR3v — MCFRSNews (@MC…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Magruder HS Junior ID'd As Gunman In Shooting That Seriously Injured Peer: Police Magruder HS Junior ID'd As Gunman In Shooting That Seriously Injured Peer: Police
Magruder HS Junior ID'd As Gunman In Shooting That Seriously Injured Peer: Police A 17-year-old Magruder High School student was being held without bond after shooting a peer in the school's bathroom, seriously injuring him and causing an hours-long lockdown Friday, Jan. 21, authorities said. Steven Alston Jr., a junior, shot the tenth-grade victim around 1 p.m. in a bathroom at the Muncaster Mill Road school in Rockville, Montgomery County police said. ALSO SEE: Magruder High Shooting Causes Outrage, Fear The victim was rushed to an area hospital and was reportedly in serious condition. The school went into a full lockdown at 1:05 p.m., bringing local police…

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by Cecilia Levine