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One Airlifted To Trauma Center After Five-Vehicle Crash On Route 50 In Maryland: State Police One Airlifted To Trauma Center After Five-Vehicle Crash On Route 50 In Maryland: State Police
One Airlifted To Trauma Center After Five-Vehicle Crash On Route 50 In Maryland: State Police One person was airlifted to a shock trauma center and another was hospitalized following a five-vehicle crash that remains under investigation in Maryland, state police say. Shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday morning, troopers were called to a stretch of the westbound lanes of US Route 50 near the Malkus Bridge, where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer. Investigators say that a Ford pick-up was heading west on the highway when it struck a tractor-trailer and became disabled, causing the Ford to head into the travel lanes, where it was struck by oncoming traff…

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Police ID Woman Killed In Route 50 Crash With Dump Truck In Maryland, State Police Say Police ID Woman Killed In Route 50 Crash With Dump Truck In Maryland, State Police Say
Police ID Woman Killed In Route 50 Crash With Dump Truck In Maryland, State Police Say A 26-year-old woman was killed when a driver rear-ended a dump truck on Route 50 in Prince George's County. Maryland State Police troopers in College Park were called to US Route 50 near Maryland Route 202 overnight, when a Toyota Camry smashed into the back of a Peterbilt dump truck, authorities say, killing Bowie resident Joan Louise Briggs, who was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Police say that the crash was reported shortly before 11 p.m. on Wednesday night. The driver, Jacob Donato Roberts, 25, also of Bowie, was rushed to an area hospital by paramedics with undiscl…

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Police & Fire
Stabbing Suspect Who Stepped Into Traffic Killed By Tractor-Trailer: Maryland State Police Stabbing Suspect Who Stepped Into Traffic Killed By Tractor-Trailer: Maryland State Police
Stabbing Suspect Who Stepped Into Traffic Killed By Tractor-Trailer: Maryland State Police A stabbing suspect implicated in a fatal incident in Annapolis on Monday was killed after stepping into traffic and being struck by a tractor-trailer, according to Maryland State Police. Maurice Logan Mitchell, 42, of Annapolis, has been identified by investigators as the victim who was struck and killed in Prince George’s County on Monday, May 1. At approximately 4:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon, troopers from the College Park Barrack were called to US Route 50 near Maryland Route 193 to investigate a reported pedestrian-related crash. The initial investigation determined that the pedestria…

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Overturned Propane Truck Ties Up Traffic On Route 50 Bridge In Maryland On Monday Morning Overturned Propane Truck Ties Up Traffic On Route 50 Bridge In Maryland On Monday Morning
Overturned Propane Truck Ties Up Traffic On Route 50 Bridge In Maryland On Monday Morning US Route 50 was shut down in both directions at the Severn River Bridge on Monday morning in Maryland after a propane tank overturned on the bridge, tying up traffic. An alert was issued by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department during the morning commute regarding a large propane tank that overturned, forcing emergency crews to close all lanes in both sides of the roadway. ***Traffic Accident U.S. Route 50 on the Severn River Bridge. A large propane truck has overturned on the bridge. Currently all lanes are closed in both directions. Please use an alternate route. Emergency Crews…

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by Zak Failla