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One Airlifted To Hospital After Head-On Crash With School Bus In Maryland One Airlifted To Hospital After Head-On Crash With School Bus In Maryland
One Airlifted To Hospital After Head-On Crash With School Bus In Maryland One person had to be airlifted to an area hospital following a head-on crash with a school bus in Charles County on Tuesday, officials say. On March 12, first responders were called to the 5000 block of Mason Springs Road in Indian Head, where there was a crash involving a pick-up truck and Charles County Public Schools bus, leaving one person trapped in the vehicle. Crews from the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department were able to free the trapped driver, who was then taken by a helicopter to an area trauma center for treatment of undisclosed injuries.  A bus driver refused medica…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
DWI Bus Driver Slapped With 18 Safety Violations In Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Crash DWI Bus Driver Slapped With 18 Safety Violations In Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Crash
DWI Bus Driver Slapped With 18 Safety Violations In Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Crash What started off as a fun holiday outing for a group of students in Virginia led to a host of charges for their bus driver, who is in hot trouble with the law for allegedly driving drunk and crashing on the way back from a pumpkin patch, police say. Maryland resident Troy Reynolds, 48, was charged with driving while intoxicated and nine counts of gross, wanton, or reckless care for a child after crashing a school bus carrying 44 children and four adults back to Murch Elementary School in Washington, DC following a field trip to Cox Farms in Centreville. Original Story: DC Students' Fi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
7-Year-Old Ashburton Student Dies After Being Struck At Bethesda Bus Stop 7-Year-Old Ashburton Student Dies After Being Struck At Bethesda Bus Stop
7-Year-Old Ashburton Student Dies After Being Struck At Bethesda Bus Stop A 7-year-old boy has died after being hit at a school bus stop in Bethesda, Montgomery County Police confirm to Daily Voice.  Muhammed Elsyaf, who was a student at Ashburton Elementary School, was taken to a local hospital with injuries described as life-threatening. He reportedly succumbed to those injuries on Thursday, police said. "For those of you who knew Muhammed, we ask that you remember and celebrate his joyous smile," Gregory C. Mullenholz, principal of Ashburton Elementary, said in an email to the district. "For those of you who did not know Muhammed, we ask that you respect …

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by David Cifarelli