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Footage From Fatal Police Pursuit In Baltimore County Released By Maryland AG (VIDEO) Footage From Fatal Police Pursuit In Baltimore County Released By Maryland AG (VIDEO)
Footage From Fatal Police Pursuit In Baltimore County Released By Maryland AG (Video) New details have been released following a fatal police pursuit in Baltimore County last month. The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General released new body-cam footage of the incident that resulted in the death of 37-year-old Windsor Mill resident Dimeka Thornton, who was struck head-on by a fleeing driver. At approximately 12:15 a.m. on Monday, April 8, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were on patrol in the 1800 block of Belmont Avenue in Windsor Mill when they spotted a car that had been reported stolen in the parking …

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Widow Survives Baltimore SWAT Officer: 'Saw Beauty In Things Most Would Look Past' Widow Survives Baltimore SWAT Officer: 'Saw Beauty In Things Most Would Look Past'
Widow Survives Baltimore SWAT Officer: 'Saw Beauty In Things Most Would Look Past' Support is on the rise for the surviving wife of a Baltimore police SWAT officer killed in a crash last month. While Anthony Ward had many hobbies and passions to keep him busy, he was his best with his wife of 10 years, Alicia Garcia Ward, by his side, according to a GoFundMe launched in his memory. Ward died in a car crash Saturday, April 20, on the inner loop of I-695, as previously reported by Daily Voice. He was 36 years old. A graduate of Graham High School in 2006, Ward went on to graduate summa cum laude from the University of Cincinnati four years later, earning a master's in…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
One Killed In Baltimore Crash On Saturday Night, Police Say One Killed In Baltimore Crash On Saturday Night, Police Say
One Killed In Baltimore Crash On Saturday Night, Police Say Police say that a 30-year-old man was killed in Baltimore County after crashing on Route 702 on Saturday night. Nicholas Halliwell was ejected from his vehicle at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, when his 2010 Kia Forte struck a guardrail and the driver lost control, leading to his death, according to investigators. The crash happened in Precinct 11-Essex along Route 702 and I-695. According to officials, Helliwell was driving north on Route 702 when he struck the guardrail for undisclosed reasons, leading to the fatal crash. He was taken by paramedics to an area hospital, whe…

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by Zak Failla
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Six Construction Workers Killed In I-695 Crash ID'd By Maryland State Police Six Construction Workers Killed In I-695 Crash ID'd By Maryland State Police
Six Construction Workers Killed In I-695 Crash ID'd By Maryland State Police Additional details have been released by Maryland State Police as they continue their probe into the fatal Baltimore Beltway crash that killed six highway workers. The day after the crash, on Thursday, March 23, the six victims of the fatal crash were positively identified by state police investigators, hours after they laid out the details of the events leading up to the fatal incident.  The victims were identified as:  Rolando Ruiz, 46, of Laurel; Carlos Orlando Villatoro Escobar, 43, of Frederick; Jose Armando Escobar, 52, of Frederick; Mahlon Simmons III, 31, of Union Bridge; Mahlon …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Killed After Leaving Mazda Following Three-Car Crash On I-695, Maryland State Police Say Woman Killed After Leaving Mazda Following Three-Car Crash On I-695, Maryland State Police Say
Woman Killed After Leaving Mazda Following Three-Car Crash On I-695, Maryland State Police Say Police have released new information after a woman from Baltimore was struck and killed by a driver in Anne Arundel County after running into the roadway following a crash on Saturday night. Deja Sharvon May, 26, has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash after being struck shortly before 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 on the outerloop of I-695 west of Maryland Route 295 in Linthicum Heights. According to Maryland State Police, May was driving a black Mazda CX-5 with a 6-year-old passenger when she was involved in a three-vehicle crash involving a Kia Optima and Acura MDX. The i…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Road-Rage Dispute Along I-95, I-695 Escalates Into Shooting In Maryland, MDTA Police Say Road-Rage Dispute Along I-95, I-695 Escalates Into Shooting In Maryland, MDTA Police Say
Road-Rage Dispute Along I-95, I-695 Escalates Into Shooting In Maryland, Mdta Police Say Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police have been called in to investigate a shooting that was reported along I-95 in Baltimore County, officials announced. On Monday, Dec. 6, officers were called shortly before 10:30 p.m. to investigate a dispute between two drivers along the interstate that led to a shooting. According to police, the preliminary investigation determined that a fight broke out between the drivers of a silver Ford F-150 pick-up truck and a dark sedan on Monday night near the outer loop of I-695 at Exit 15 (US 40). It is alleged that the dispute continued along the …

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland State Police ID Bel Air Man Killed In Fiery Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Pikesville Maryland State Police ID Bel Air Man Killed In Fiery Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Pikesville
Maryland State Police ID Bel Air Man Killed In Fiery Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Pikesville Maryland State Police have launched an investigation into a violent crash that killed a Bel Air man in Baltimore County. Anthony Robert Schepis, 35, was driving along the outer loop of I-695 at approximately 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2 at Stevenson Road in Pikesville when the fatal crash began, police said. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Golden Ring Barrack responded to the scene of the crash and determined that a Nissan Frontier being driven by Schepis veered off the roadway onto the shoulder and struck a disabled tractor-trailer, leading to both vehicles to catch fire. Police said…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In I-695 Dump Truck Crash Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In I-695 Dump Truck Crash
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In I-695 Dump Truck Crash The victim in a fatal hit and run motorcycle incident in Baltimore has been identified as a Milford Mill man. Khary Tier Williams, 46 was operating a 2008 Suzuki motorcycle when he was allegedly struck by a dump truck pulling out of a construction site on the outer loop of I-695 at the I-70 exit around 11:45 p.m., Thursday, June 16, according to Maryland State Police. Investigators believe that Williams attempted to lay down the motorcycle to avoid hitting the dump truck but unfortunately was subsequently struck and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the dump truck failed to remai…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Kills Glen Burnie Woman With Flat Tire On Road Shoulder: Police DUI Driver Kills Glen Burnie Woman With Flat Tire On Road Shoulder: Police
DUI Driver Kills Glen Burnie Woman With Flat Tire On Road Shoulder: Police A Glen Burnie woman was struck and killed by a DUI driver while helping another driver with his vehicle in the shoulder of Route 10 Thursday, May 12 in Anne Arundel County, authorities said. Tramellia Nicole Wright, 47, was in the shoulder of the road getting help from another driver fixing the flat on her gray Hyundai Elantra on the southbound side of the road between  I-695 and Ordnance Road around 1:10 p.m., Anne Arundel County police said. That's when a southbound Ford Crown Victoria driven by Kevin James Pickett, 42, swerved into the right lane and struck Wright and…

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by Cecilia Levine