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Police ID Virginia Pick-Up Truck Driver, PA Crane Operator Killed In Fiery I-83 Crash
New details have been released by Maryland State Police investigators after two people were killed in a crash involving a pick-up and mobile crane that shut down I-83 on Wednesday in Baltimore County. Ruther Glen, Virginia resident Kevin Johnson, 53, was driving the truck that lost control and struck the Peterbilt crane being operated by 61-year-old James Hutson, of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, officials say. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Oct. 23, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the northbound lanes of the interstate in Sparks Glencoe when the pick-up hauling a trailer was headi…
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Pick-Up Truck Driver, Crane Operator Killed In Fiery I-83 Crash: Maryland State Police
Two people were killed in a crash involving a pick-up truck and mobile crane that shut down in Baltimore County on Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Oct. 23, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the northbound lanes of the interstate in Sparks Glencoe when the pick-up hauling a trailer was traveling southbound on I-83 when for unknown reasons, lost control, crossed over into the northbound lanes, and struck a mobile crane. Both went up in flames and the initial incident caused three other vehicles to crash. The scene of the crash in Baltimore County. Baltim…
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Multi-Vehicle Crash Leads To 'Major Delays' On I-83 In Baltimore County
Traffic slowed to a crawl for some drivers in Baltimore County on Wednesday afternoon following a serious multi-vehicle crash on I-83. Fire and Rescue personnel were called along with HazMat crews following a reported crash that led to major lane closures in the northbound lanes of the interstate between exits 33 and 36 in Parkton. ALERT: Vehicle Fire; I-83 North at Exit 33 (MD 45 York Road); all lanes CLOSED #MDtraffic da — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) October 23, 2024 According to officials, there were "serious injuries" and I-83 was closed at York Road amid the ongoing investigatio…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Pick-Up Truck, Car In Baltimore County, Police Say
The Baltimore Police Department has identified the 52-year-old man who was killed after being struck by two vehicles crossing the road. Jose Rivas was attempting to cross Liberty Road in the area of Brubar Court in Gwynn Oak on Friday night, when he was struck by both a 2014 Dodge Ram and a 2017 Nissan Altima. The crash was reported at around 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 18. Both drivers stayed at the scene after striking him. Rivas was pronounced dead at the scene by Baltimore County Fire Department personnel. It remains under investigation. Check Daily Voice for updates. Want breaking news in th…
Police & Fire
Sanctuary Undamaged By Smoke, Flames During Maryland Church Blaze: Fire Investigators
Firefighters had to contend with tricky conditions on Monday morning as they battled a blaze that broke out inside a Baltimore County church. New details have been released by investigators as they continue to probe the fire at the St. Paul Praise and Worship Center on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville. Crews were called at around 9:45 a.m. on Oct. 14 to the church, where they were met by flames coming from the first floor that spread to the second story and into the steeple of the building. WORKING BUIDING FIRE 503 Reisterstown Rd #Pikesville | Crews arrived to fire on the 1st and …
Police & Fire
Crews Battle Church Blaze In Baltimore County (
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Firefighters went to work in Baltimore County on Monday morning when a fire broke out in the steeple of a Pikesville church. Crews were called to the 500 block of Reisterstown Road before 10 a.m. on Oct. 14, where they were met by flames coming from the first and second floors of the church, leading to a heavy response. WORKING BUIDING FIRE 503 Reisterstown Rd #Pikesville | Crews arrived to fire on the 1st and 2nd floors of a church | extinguishments efforts continue | No injuries reported | Expect delays in the area. DT0947 TF pic.twitter.com/EToRRw3cuu — Baltimore County Fi…
Police & Fire
Six Rescued, 12 Residents, Pets Displaced By Overnight Apartment Fire In Baltimore County
Firefighters worked quickly on Saturday morning to extinguish a fire that broke out inside a Baltimore County apartment building, but not before at least a dozen residents and several pets were displaced by the blaze, officials say. First responders were called shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 21 to the 2100 block of Cameron Drive in Dundalk, where there was a reported apartment fire with flames showing from the back of the building with some residents trapped inside. According to a spokesperson from the Baltimore County Fire Department, crews searched the building and rescued six people w…
Police & Fire
Child Critically Injured In Early Morning Maryland House Fire That Displaced Seven
An 8-year-old boy suffered critical injuries and had to be rescued from a Baltimore County house fire that broke out early on Wednesday morning in Dundalk, officials say. Shortly before 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 4, crews were called to the 3000 block of Dunleer Road, where they were met by flames coming from the first floor of the home. Crews are on scene of a dwelling fire in the 3000 blk of Dunleer Rd-Dundalk #21222. Fire showing upon arrival, 1 resident has been rescued. DT0345 *TA Posted by Baltimore County Fire Department on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 During the subsequent search a…
Police & Fire
Suspect Charged With Murder, Arson For Maryland Fire That Killed Father Of Three
A suspect has been arrested for arson following the fatal two-alarm Baltimore County fire that claimed the life of a beloved husband and father earlier this week. Baltimore resident Dana Delmar Hunt, 43, has been charged with murder and arson in connection to the house fire on Monday, Aug. 26 on Greenway Road in Towson that resulted in 43-year-old Lorenzo Rene Trejo Coreas' death. 2 alarm apartment fire w/rescue. Fire crews respond to 8400 blk Greenway for apt fire. Crews arrive to fire showing and people trapped. EMS transported 4 peds patients with minor burns and 2 adults with serious…
Police & Fire
Father 'Heroically Saved Children, Wife' In Fatal Maryland Fire, Family Says
The community is rallying around the family of a man who saved his wife and children from a two-alarm fire in Maryland that claimed his life. Baltimore County fire crews were called shortly after midnight to the 8400 block of Greenway Road in Towson on Monday, Aug. 26, where there was a report of an apartment building on fire. 2 alarm apartment fire w/rescue. Fire crews respond to 8400 blk Greenway for apt fire. Crews arrive to fire showing and people trapped. EMS transported 4 peds patients with minor burns and 2 adults with serious injuries to area hospitals. Fire under control 0059 hr…
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Students Evacuated From Baltimore County Elementary School For HazMat Situation (
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Staff had to usher students out of a Baltimore County elementary school on Wednesday morning due to a HazMat situation. The Baltimore County Fire Department issued an alert shortly before 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday morning as crews responded to Vincent Farm Elementary School in White Marsh to investigate a hazardous materials incident within the school. Officials said that students were evacuated as a precaution. No additional details have been provided. No injuries were reported. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for updates. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want…
News
Missing Child Dies At Hospital After Being Found In Maryland Waters
Marcel Traore, 6, has died at an area hospital after going missing in Baltimore County and later located during a search of Lynch Cove on Friday afternoon. Shortly after 9 a.m. on June 21, first responders were called to the 2000 block of Inverton Road in Dundalk, where there was a reported missing child near a boat ramp, prompting an extensive search and recovery effort in the area. DUNDALK,MD *LARGE SEARCH* INVERNESS PARK BOAT RAMP - PD/FD SEARCHING WATER AND SHORELINE FOR MISSING 6 YO MALE AUTISTIC CHILD - K9 TRACKED TO THE BOAT RAMP - BOATS AND RESCUE SWIMMERS DEPLOYED #BREAKING — Al…
Schools
Students Treated For Heat-Related Illness At School Ceremony In Maryland
A dozen students in Baltimore County had to be treated for heat-related illnesses on Tuesday morning after overheating, officials confirm. First responders responded to the McDonogh School before 10:30 a.m. on May 23, where there was a report of students feeling ill during a Memorial Day Celebration. MEDICAL INCIDENT | 8900 McDonogh Road #OwingsMills | EMS on scene treating 12 students who suffered heat-related illness | PIO on scene. DT0912 pic.twitter.com/J6hRsKH7VK — Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) May 23, 2024 School officials said that when the students began fallin…
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Arson, Animal Cruelty For Home Explosion That Killed Dog In Maryland (
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Police in Baltimore County have charged a man in connection to the explosion that led to a two-alarm blaze and destroyed his family's home, fire officials announced on Tuesday. Michael Greensfelder, 52, is facing charges for allegedly intentionally creating a fuel/gas explosion that led to the destruction of the home he shared with his estranged wife and children. One person was injured late on Saturday, April 20, when there was a reported home explosion at 28 Crafton Road in Essex that also damaged neighboring homes. The home explosion on Ridgemoor Road in Essex Baltimore C…
Police & Fire
Man Dies At Hospital After Being Pulled From Fast-Moving Baltimore County House Fire
One person died at an area hospital following an early morning house fire in Baltimore County on Sunday morning. Randallstown resident Darris Chandis Lilly, 38, has been identified by officials as the person who was rushed to the hospital following the two-alarm fire in the 4200 block of Wards Chapel Road, where he later died from injuries sustained in the blaze. Crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department and nearby agencies were called at around 1:20 a.m. on April 21 to the home, where they were met by heavy fire showing from the residence. Firefighters were advised that a man may be…
Police & Fire
Home Destroyed By Explosion Reported In Baltimore County: Fire Officials
One person was reportedly injured in Baltimore County overnight when a house exploded and led to a two-alarm fire in Essex, according to officials. Crews were called at around 11:20 p.m. on Saturday night to the unit block of Ridgemoor Road, where there was a residential fire with an explosion reported at a home. *Update* 2nd alarm fire/explosion…PIO on scene @ Craftin & Avenal. DT2305 *TA pic.twitter.com/pmUiFi2Z4T — Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) April 21, 2024 Fire officials said that one person was taken to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation of …
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Man Killed In Maryland Street Racing Crash: State Police
A 56-year-old man was killed in a street racing crash in Maryland before dawn on Sunday, March 17, state police said. It happened on Interstate 795 North and McDonogh Road in Owings Mills shortly before 4:50 a.m. Leo Anthony Brooks Jr., of Reisterstown, was driving a 2017 Mercedes “believed to be engaged in a street race with an unidentified vehicle” when he lost control while speeding and hit a northbound Jeep Liberty, police said. Brooks was pronounced dead at the scene. The Jeep driver was not involved in the race and was unharmed. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highwa…
Police & Fire
Townhouses Torched By Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Fire In Maryland
All hands were on deck on Monday when a fast-moving fire rapidly spread to several residences when a townhouse blaze broke out, officials say. Firefighters from several agencies in northern Maryland on Feb. 5, when a two-alarm fire was reported in the 600 block of Shore Drive in Joppa that displaced two residents. According to officials, upon arrival, crews from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company found three townhouses involved in the fire, though no injuries were reported and all residents were able to escape safely. Photos from the scene of the fire in Harford County. Joppa-M…
Obituaries
Police ID Popular 70-Year-Old Teacher Killed In Baltimore County Townhome Fire
A beloved teacher has been identified as the 70-year-old woman killed in a Baltimore County house fire on Tuesday afternoon. Catonsville resident Kathleen Benedick died after she was found suffering from cardiac arrest inside a home in the 400 block of Lambeth Road that went up in flames. Crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department were called to the home at around 1:50 p.m. on Jan. 23, where they were met by smoke coming from the front of the residence, and were advised that there was someone unaccounted for. During their rescue mission, firefighters found Benedick on the second …
Police & Fire
School Community Working To Get Families Displaced By Two-Alarm MD Fire Back On Their Feet
Members of a tight-knit community are rallying around the families who were displaced by a fast-moving fire that tore through the back of one Baltimore County home before spreading to two neighboring residences. A structure fire was reported shortly after 2 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17 in the unit block of Warren Road in Essex, where fire crews were met by visible flames and smoke coming from multiple levels of the home. The blaze spread to two other homes and displaced a total of 17 residents, as well as eight animals, Baltimore County Police said. Two injured and multiple pets dis…
Police & Fire
17 Displaced By Tricky Two-Alarm Baltimore County Fire That Sent Two To Hospital: Officials
Seventeen residents were displaced and two people were injured as a fast-moving fire tore through the back of a Baltimore County home and spread to two others early on Wednesday morning, officials say. Crews responded to investigate reports of a structure fire on the unit block of Warren Road just after 2 a.m. on Jan. 17 and found visible flames coming from the back of the home on multiple levels. The blaze spread to two other homes and displaced a total of 17 residents, as well as eight animals, Baltimore County Police said. Two injured and multiple pets displaced in early morning Ess…
Police & Fire
Families Displaced By Three-Alarm Baltimore County Apartment Fire Days Before Christmas
Several families were displaced days before Christmas in Baltimore County when a three-alarm fire tore through an apartment and left them out in the cold. At least one person had to be rescued by fire crews who were called to the Tuscany Woods Apartment fire in Windsor Mill that broke out shortly after 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning on East Bend Court. WINDSOR MILL EAST BEND CT 3 ALARM FIRE. FIRE THROUGH THE ROOF @PVFC32 @ArbutusVFD — Baltimore Co. Volunteer Firefighter’s Association (@BaltCoVolFire) December 20, 2023 Investigators said that they were met at the building by flames coming…
Business
Two-Alarm Blaze Breaks Out At Baltimore County Business
A Baltimore business suffered extensive damage on Friday morning when a two-alarm fire broke out that took more than an hour to control. At around 4 a.m. on Friday, crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department were called to the Reisterstown Lumber Company in the 13000 block of Old Hanover Road, where the building was "well involved" in fire, officials said. Crews are on scene of a commercial building fire in the 13000 blk of Old Hanover Rd #Reisterstown 21136. Arrived to find 40X60 building well involved. 2nd alarm requested. No reports of injury. DT 0356 *TA pic.twitter.com/WHSJe6RH…
Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured Battling Two-Alarm Blaze In Baltimore County (
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One firefighter was hospitalized - and since released - on Sunday morning battling a two-alarm blaze that broke out in a Parkville building. Shortly after 6 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, crews were called to the 9300 block of Harford Road, where there was a partial collapse that led to lane closures in the area as firefighters worked to corral the flames that broke out inside the building. #BCoFD, 9300 BLK Harford Rd. Fire is under control. One firefighter to local hospital with minor injuries. 08:34LS pic.twitter.com/1w4KizV9Yn — Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) Decembe…
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Baltimore County Courthouse Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package (
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A courthouse in Baltimore County was evacuated on Monday afternoon as crews were called in to investigate a HazMat situation. Authorities were called at around 2 p.m. on Monday to the Circuit Courthouse on Bosley Avenue in Towson, where there was a reported suspicious package. As a precaution, crews evacuated the building while firefighters worked to identify the substance. Hazmat crews o/s at Circuit Courthouse, 401 Bosley Ave #Towson, for a suspicious package. Building evacuated while crews work to ID substance. No injuries. DT 122 EA pic.twitter.com/jXuIXse7up — Baltimore County Fir…
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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…
Police & Fire
69-Year-Old Woman Dies After Being Pulled Out Of Trailer Fire In Maryland
Officials say that a 69-year-old woman was killed in a Baltimore County trailer fire that broke out overnight. Judith Ann Newbauer was killed in the 1300 block of Gupowder Crossing Lane, according to officials, when a fire broke out in a residential trailer in Middle River shortly after 9:30 p.m. According to the Baltimore County Fire Department, first responders found flames showing from the trailer upon their arrival, and they were immediately advised that someone - Newbauer - was unaccounted for. Newbauer's body was recovered from inside the trailer by firefighters, and she was rushed b…
Police & Fire
Teen Firebug Accused Of Setting Three-Alarm Auto Parts Store Fire In Baltimore County: Police
One person is in custody following a three-alarm fire that tore through the Advance Auto Parts store in Baltimore County. Elijah Morgan, 19, has been charged with first-degree arson after allegedly setting the fire that destroyed the business overnight on Tuesday, July 18. Advance Auto Parts in Baltimore County.Baltimore County Fire Department Flames ripped through the building shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the 11900 block of Reistertown Road in Reistertown, with a mayday called after a firefighter was injured battling the blaze. Crews worked through the night to get the fire under contr…
Police & Fire
Auto Parts Store In Baltimore County Torched By Arsonist: Fire Officials
One person is in custody following a three-alarm fire that tore through the Advance Auto Parts store in Baltimore County. Flames ripped through the building shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the 11900 block of Reistertown Road in Reistertown, with a mayday called after a firefighter was injured battling the blaze. 3-alarm Fire, Advanced Auto Parts, 11900 block of Reisterstown Rd, 21136. A mayday was called at 9:44 pm; one firefighter has been removed and is being evaluated w non life threatening injuries . Exterior ops only. EA pic.twitter.com/Z6o1LYJZLA — Baltimore County Fire Department (@B…
News
Bodies Of Two Men Pulled From Maryland River, Officials Say
The search for multiple swimmers reported missing in the Gunpowder River in Maryland has reached a grisly conclusion. The Baltimore County Fire Department confirmed that the bodies of two men have been recovered from the Gunpowder River following a search and rescue operation that began on Monday afternoon. #update OPEN WATER RESCUE Gunpowder Park Beach #MiddleRiver | Crews continue to search for 1 additional victim after 2 have been removed from water | @BaltCoPolice & @mdsp aviation assisting in search. DT1829 TF pic.twitter.com/dV3iX52sKs — Baltimore County Fire Department (@Balt…
Police & Fire
Two Recovered From Baltimore County Water, Crews Searching For Third Victim (
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Two people were rescued with life-threatening injuries and a third person remains at large after an incident on the water in Baltimore County. Members of the Baltimore County Fire Department reported a water rescue shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Monday afternoon in Middle River following an incident near the Hammerman Area Beach House and Gunpowder Falls State Park. OPEN WATER RESCUE 7200 Grace Quarters Rd | Crews have rescued 2 individuals with life-threatening injuries from the water | Search continues for possible 3rd victim. DT1829 TF pic.twitter.com/C2toHpmChX — Baltimore County Fire D…
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