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State Police ID Two Drivers Killed In Head-On Route 165 Crash (
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New details were released by Maryland state police investigators after two people were killed in a head-on crash on Maryland Route 165 in Harford County on Thursday morning, state police confirmed. Shortly before 8:30 a.m. on April 11, troopers were called to a stretch of the highway near St. Mary's Road in Pylesville, where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash. 8:36 AM Both patients have been pronounced dead. The road will remain shut down for Maryland State Police... Posted by Harford County Md Fire & EMS PIO Media Page on Thursday, April 11, 2024 According to the prelim…
Police & Fire
Skateboarder Killed In Montgomery County Hit-And-Run: Police
Police are on the lookout for a white Acura that was involved in a hit-and-run that left a skateboarder dead in Montgomery County overnight Monday, April 8. The man was riding a skateboard in the westbound side of Veirs Mill Rd., just prior to Monterrey Dr., when he was hit by a white Acura TL heading westbound shortly after 12 a.m., Montgomery County Police said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver fled, according to police. The Acura is believed to be a 2009 model with damage to the front right corner, including a missing portion of the bumper cover and a missing/broken …
News
Driver Critically Injured After Crashing Pick-Up Into Maryland Church: Sheriff
Speed, driver error, and alcohol are all possible factors in a crash that landed a pick-up truck in the side of a church in Maryland, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Nicholas Aaron Fondren, 22, of California, had to be airlifted to an area trauma center for emergency treatment of critical injuries after losing control of his F-150 and crashing into Holy Face Church in Great Mills. The crash was reported shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 6. Investigators say that Fondren was traveling south on Point Lookout Road toward Great Mills Road when the truck…
Police & Fire
Drag Racing Driver From Silver Spring Crashes During Pursuit Along I-395: State Police
A 19-year-old Maryland driver is facing multiple charges in connection with a pursuit and several crashes on I-395 in Virginia, police said. Kennedy W. Mejia Medina, of Silver Spring, was in a Toyota Camry that was trying to race another car along the highway around 12:15 a.m., when Virginia State Police attempted a motor vehicle stop near Edsall Road in Fairfax County, police said. As Medina tried to get away, it "split the lane" and tried to drive between two other southbound vehicles. The Camry collided with both causing them to both lose control and crash near Exit 2 for Edsall Road, po…
Police & Fire
Maryland Driver Fleeing Fender Bender Crashes Again, Dies On I-395: Cops
A 48-year-old man was killed fleeing a minor crash when he crashed again Friday, March 29 on I-395 in Washington DC, authorities said. Ronald Jerome Jordan Jr. was heading north in a Chevy Malibu in the Third Street Tunnel when he rear-ended a Fort Transit Wagon and didn't stop, fleeing north in the tunnel around 5:30 p.m., DC police said. A minute later, the Malibu crossed lanes of traffic and began driving in the shoulder lane. When the driver attempted to get back into the main lanes of traffic, the Malibu mounted the east curb and struck a light pole, police said. Jordan Jr. was taken …
Police & Fire
Driver Trapped After Vehicle Slams Through Baltimore County Home
A vehicle slammed through a Baltimore County home Tuesday evening, trapping the driver and prompting an emergency response. The crash was reported on Mary Carroll Ct. off of Howard Square Drive in Pikesville around 5:15 p.m. March 26. The Baltimore County Fire Department responded and had extricated the trapped driver around 5:30 p.m. Crews are on scene of MVC with rescue-Unit blk of Mary Carroll Ct. #Pikesville 21208. Vehicle through dwelling, crews working on extrication. 1 patient in vehicle with minor injuries. DT1700 *TA pic.twitter.com/pktTrwl5sL — Baltimore County Fire Departmen…
Schools
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…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 61, Critically Injured After Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police
A 61-year-old Edgewater woman was left with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car in Anne Arundel County Tuesday night, Feb. 27, police said. The crash occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Solomons Island Road at MD Route 665 in Parole. The woman was walking in the travel lanes when she was struck by a 2006 Toyota Scion heading south on Solomons Island Road attempting to merge onto MD Route 665 East. She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The Toyota driver, a 42-year-old Annapolis man, was unharmed and immediately stopped after the crash to call 911…
Police & Fire
Former Metropolitan Police Officer Guilty Of Bribery Scheme Involving Crash Victims
A former Metropolitan Police Department patrol officer who provided confidential information to attorneys for referral fees, federal officials say. Vincent Forrest, 35, was convicted this week for his role in a bribery scheme where he illegally provided private information from police documents in exchange for cash payments. Forrest and Raquel DePaula, 43, of Beltsville, were indicted by a grand jury in June 2021. According to court documents, beginning in April 2019, Forrest accessed confidential information from MPD Traffic Accident Reports. Additionally, the former officer used hi…
Traffic
Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Head-On I-95 Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Maryland: State Police
A 29-year-old Baltimore woman heading in the wrong direction was killed in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer on I-95, state police say. Officers from the JFK Memorial Highway Barrack were called at around 4 a.m. on Sunday morning in Baltimore County, where there were reports of a speeding Acura heading in the wrong direction southbound on I-95 in White Marsh. According to investigators, Courtney Yvette Dunston was driving a 2009 Acura north in the southbound lanes of the interstate before she was killed crashing head-on with a tractor trailer near exit 67. The crash was reported a…
Weather
These Maryland, Virginia Towns Got The Most Snow During Overnight Storm
Some parts of the DMV region fared better than others as slushy snow caused several major crashes and forced schools and other government agencies to open late to provide more time for the commute. Overnight, some areas were hit with as much as six inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service, which reported the totals for each county and municipality on Monday, Dec. 11. What started as rain slowly turned to snow as temperatures dipped, though some areas were able to largely avoid Mother Nature's wrath. National Weather Service These Maryland and Virginia towns received the …
Traffic
Six Firefighters Released From Hospital After Overturning Truck In Maryland
Six Prince George's County firefighters were hospitalized overnight after their truck overturned while they were at the scene of an incident in College Park. Shortly before 11 p.m. on Sunday night, while responding to a structure fire, a truck crashed near the intersection of Good Luck Road and Kenilworth Avenue, according to a department spokesperson. The crash led to six firefighters being taken to the hospital with what were described as minor injuries. They have each been released from the hospital as of Monday morning, officials say. Update to last nights College Park Truck 812 acc…
News
Children Struck, Killed Walking To Elementary School In Maryland, Police Say
Two students were killed walking to school on Monday morning in Prince George's County, police say. The Riverdale Park Police Department issued an alert advising that at around 8 a.m. on Monday, two children were walking to school when they were struck by a driver near the intersection of Riverdale and Taylor roads. At approximately 8:00 this morning RPPD was dispatched for a collision involving two children walking to school, at Riv Rd & Taylor. This resulted in two fatalities, PGPD is on scene and assuming the investigation. — Riverdale Park Police (@RiverdaleParkPD) November 20…
Traffic
Second Fatal Crash Reported At Same Deadly Intersection In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A dangerous intersection in Frederick County has struck again. For the second time in as many weeks, a fatal crash has been reported at the intersection of Buckeystown Pike (Route 85) and Executive Way after 20-year-old Buckeystown resident Sotir Markoff died at an area trauma center, according to the sheriff's office. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, deputies were called to the intersection to investigate a two-vehicle crash that left Markoff dead and a passenger in the other car with critical injuries. Investigators say that one vehicle was driving north on Route 85 and at…
Traffic
Driver Killed Outside Car In Crash On Beltway: Maryland State Police
Traffic was temporarily shut down on I-695 on Sunday morning following a crash that killed a 37-year-old man on the side of I-695 in Baltimore County, Maryland State Police say. Catonsville resident Bryan Joseph Lee has been identified as the person who was killed after his car became disabled when he crashed into a concrete median on the interstate near Security Boulevard in Pikesville. According to the police, Lee's Honda Civic was stuck at around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, and when he got out of his car to investigate, he was struck by Hillcrest Heights resident Shannetta Rene Thompson…
Obituaries
'Sweet And Goofy': Crash That Killed Baltimore Bicyclist Aimee Whiteford Shatters Community
Police in Baltimore County are seeking the public’s help as they try to track down a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a beloved bicyclist before speeding away. Aimee Whiteford, 46, was biking over the weekend when she attempted to cross Rossville Boulevard near Franklin Square Drive and she was struck by a driver who was traveling in the opposite direction along the roadway. Whiteford, a mom of two, was hit by the driver, who did not remain at the scene and remains at large. No information about a suspect or vehicle has been released by police investigators. The crash remains under…
News
Woman Killed After Being Thrown From Off-Road Dirt Bike In Maryland: Police
Police say that a woman was killed overnight after crashing her off-road dirt bike in a busy Baltimore County intersection. Jessica Schuman, 33, has been identified by police as the driver of a 2023 Kawasaki KLX 110R who was killed on Saturday night in Dundalk. According to authorities, at approximately 11:40 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, Schuman was riding east on Holabird Avenue when she struck a Hyundai Elantra while both were in the intersection of Merritt Boulevard. Schuman was ejected from her bike in the crash. She was rushed to an area hospital and later pronounced dead fr…
Traffic
Fatal Car Crash Knocks Out Traffic Signal, Closes Road For Hours In Howard County: Police
Police have identified a 28-year-old Texas man as the Tesla driver who was killed in a single-car crash in Howard County overnight that led to lengthy lane closures when he took down a traffic light. Bryan Jesus Chaparro was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 22 on Route 175 in Columbia, the Howard County Police Department announced. Police say that for unknown reasons, Chaparro's Tesla Model 3 was traveling east on Route 175 near Route 108 when he drove through the center of the intersection, struck a guardrail and came to rest after…
News
Toddler Run Over, Killed In MD Parking Lot Weeks Before Second Birthday: Police
A toddler nearing its second birthday was killed when a driver failed to see him and accidentally struck him with a car in Laurel, the Anne Arundel County Police Department announced. On Wednesday, June 14, a child was hospitalized after being accidentally hit by a 37-year-old woman in a commercial parking lot when the child wandered in front of her Nissan Pathfinder. The incident was reported at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the 3600 block of Laurel - Fort Meade Road. Police say that the woman dropped off two passengers, and while she was talking with one of them, the toddler wa…
Police & Fire
Pair Killed In Separate Prince George's County Crashes Hours Apart: State Police
Two people are dead in Maryland as state police investigate a pair of fatal crashes that were reported in Prince George’s County approximately six hours apart. The busy day began shortly before 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2, when troopers from the Forestville Barrack responded to a stretch of Crain Highway near Brandywine Road, where there was a reported two-vehicle crash. Police say that Oxon Hill resident Aaron Lewis Johnson, 38, was driving a Lexus ES east on Brandywine Road when he entered the intersection at Crain Highway and was struck by a Honda being driven by a man with two children i…
News
Man Killed After Crossing Into Oncoming Traffic At Colesville Intersection
Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal crash that took the life of a 66-year-old man over the weekend in Colesville. Emergency crews were called to the area of Norbeck and Norwood Road around 7:30 p.m. after 66-year-old Altai Khaltar crashed into oncoming traffic, police say. Investigation revealed that Khaltar was driving west on Norbeck Road when for unknown reasons, he hit the curb and crossed the center line into oncoming traffic, and collided with a Honda Pilot. A third vehicle was struck by debris, causing minor damage. The driver of the vehicle Khaltar crashed into was …
News
Drunk Man Who Caused Fatal Glen Burnie Pileup Had Child In Car
A suspected drunk driver is in the hospital after causing a crash that killed one and seriously injured several others at a Glen Burnie intersection. Anne Arundel County Police believe that Pedro Balmore Baires Beltran, 35, was intoxicated when he drove up to the intersection of Ritchie Highway and Marley Station Road around 1 p.m., Sunday, April 2. Witnesses say that Baires Beltran failed to stop at the red traffic signal, striking a Chevrolet Equinox, causing both vehicles to then strike a BMW that was turning into the Marley Station Mall. Baires Beltran was rushed to Bayview Hospital wi…
News
Park Police ID Burtonsville Man Killed In Rock Creek Parkway Crash
Shock and sadness spread following a Washington DC crash that killed a rideshare driver, restaurant worker and his friend early Wednesday, March 15. The US Park Police identified the victims of the Rock Creek Parkway crash as Mohamed Kamara, 42, of Burtonsville, MD (driver); Jonathan Cabrera Mendez, 23, of Arlington, VA; and Olvin Torres Velasquez, 22, of Arlington, VA. According to NBC Washington, Kamara had been living with his siblings and working as a Lyft driver, sending money home to his family in Sierra Leone. His 5-year-old daughter is among those who survive him, th…
Police & Fire
Passenger Dies After Being Airlifted To Maryland Hospital From One-Vehicle Crash: State Police
Maryland State Police investigators have released new information following a fatal crash involving a Virginia man in Frederick County on Monday night. Michael Piermatteo, 57, has been identified as the passenger of a GMC truck who had to be airlifted to an area hospital after the driver went off-road on Monday, Feb. 13, and came to rest in an embankment on the side of the roadway, according to officials. Shortly after 7:15 p.m. on Monday night, police say that troopers were called to the area of I-340 at Mt. Zion Road in Frederick to investigate a reported single-vehicle crash. Accor…
Obituaries
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…
Police & Fire
Wheelchair-Bound Man Struck, Killed By Pick-Up Truck Crossing Maryland Roadway, Sheriff Says
A man in a wheelchair was killed over the weekend after being struck by a late-model pick-up truck while attempting to cross the road in Maryland, investigators announced. Lexington Park resident Eugene Elis Wood, 39, was struck and killed by a 1994 Ford Ranger driven by Walter Tyrone Waul, 55, of Callaway, around dusk on Friday, Dec. 2 in the 21600 block of Great Mills Road. Police say that shortly before 5:15 p.m. on Friday afternoon, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a pedestrian who had been struck attempting to cross Great Mills Road in the a…
Police & Fire
Two Pedestrians In Nearby DMV Counties Killed In Separate Crashes Hours Apart: Police
Two pedestrians were killed in the DMV area overnight as police investigate a pair of separate fatal crashes in Fairfax and Prince George’s County that happened within hours of each other. First, in Maryland, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department responded shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, to the area of the northbound lanes of Indian Head Highway near East Swann Creek Road, where a pedestrian had been struck. Officials say that the driver of the striking vehicle remained at the site of the collision during the investigation into the crash, but the woman who …
Police & Fire
Truck Driver Killed Assisting Another With Tractor-Trailer On I-95 In Maryland: State Police
A Good Samaritan was killed by a BMW driver on I-95 in Maryland as he was attempting to assist another truck driver who had broken down, according to state police. New York resident Joseph Russell Thomas II, 52, was struck and killed on I-95 in Baltimore County at approximately 7:20 a.m. in White Marsh, officials announced. According to investigators on the morning of the fatal incident, troopers from the Maryland State Police JFK Memorial Highway Barrack responded to I-95 South in White Marsh for a report of a pedestrian struck on the side of the roadway. Officials say that a tractor-tr…
Police & Fire
Baby, Woman From Maryland Killed In PA Crash
An 8-month-old baby and 76-year-old woman from Maryland have been identified as the victims killed in the US Route 222 crash earlier this week, according to Lancaster Online. The cause of death for both baby Kimberly Babila and Bridgette Arrah, 76, of Prince George's, was accidental, the outlet said citing Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni. Records show Arrah also has ties to Manassas, VA. The crash happened between Exit: I-76 turnpike/PA 272 – PA Turnpike/Denver and Exit: US 322 – Blue Ball, on Tuesday, Sept. 27, according to PennDOT. The East Cocalico Township police were call…
Police & Fire
Off-Duty DC Cop Critically Injured By Driver In Maryland Parking Lot (
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An off-duty Metropolitan Police officer was critically injured after being struck by a car in a Maryland parking lot, officials said. At approximately 10:40 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, a driver struck the officer in the 10500 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Highway in Bowie, according to a spokesperson from the Prince George’s County Police Department. The incident happened in the parking lot near the Shoppers grocery store. According to police investigators, the officer suffered critical injuries and has been transported to UM Capital Region Medical Center in Largo. His condition was not…
Obituaries
21-Year-Old Pennsylvania Woman 'Too Beautiful For This World' Killed In Maryland
A "bright light" in her community, Sophia Battisti, of Reinhold’s, was killed in a crash in Maryland on Friday, August 26, police say. Battisti was crossing the street "against the pedestrian signal" at Coastal Highway in the area of 59th Street just before midnight when she was struck by a car traveling north, Ocean City police say. "Lifesaving efforts were initiated by good Samaritans at the scene and Ocean City EMS," police say. But ultimately, "Battisti was pronounced deceased on the scene." The driver remained on the scene, according to the police. The Ocean City Traffic Safety …
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