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Woman Rescued From Burning Van By State Police, Good Samaritans On I-70 In MD Woman Rescued From Burning Van By State Police, Good Samaritans On I-70 In MD
Woman Rescued From Burning Van By State Police, Good Samaritans On I-70 In MD Some fast-acting Maryland State Police troopers may have saved the life of a woman who found herself in a perilous position on Wednesday. Shortly after noon on Wednesday, Aug. 23, Sgt. Brian Blubaugh was working in Frederick County when there was a report of a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of I-70, officials said. A Ford van was being driven by a 69-year-old woman from Pennsylvania when she lost control, went off the road, crashed into an embankment, and went up in flames. Blubaugh, along with the help of several Good Samaritans, were able to extract the woman, saving her lif…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Chief, Hagerstown Firefighter Zachary Reid Killed In Crash Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Chief, Hagerstown Firefighter Zachary Reid Killed In Crash
Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Chief, Hagerstown Firefighter Zachary Reid Killed In Crash An off-duty fire chief in Washington County who was also a career firefighter in Hagerstown died in a single-vehicle crash on US 40, officials confirmed. Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Chief Zachary Reid, 32, was found unconscious inside his truck by police shortly before 6:40 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 5 on Route 40 near Rockdale Road approaching Wilson in Washington County. Police say that Reid was driving a 2013 Ford F650 east on the highway when he lost control for unknown reasons and hit the pole. He was rushed to Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown, where he was pronounced dead at approxi…

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by Zak Failla