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Months After Fatal Crash, Maryland Driver Arrested In Death Of DC Mother: Police Months After Fatal Crash, Maryland Driver Arrested In Death Of DC Mother: Police
Months After Fatal Crash, Maryland Driver Arrested In Death Of DC Mother: Police The driver who was involved in a fatal Montgomery County crash that claimed the life of a 35-year-old mother from DC has been arrested months later, police say. Silver Spring resident Jovannie T. McCarthy, 27, was arrested on Sunday following the investigation into the fatal head-on crash that left Kiara Cheeks dead in May. According to a Montgomery County Department of Police spokesperson, at around 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, a blue Honda Accord being driven by McCarthy was exiting westbound MD 200 onto Briggs Chaney Road when it crossed the westbound and eastbound lanes and stru…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Mother Killed In Maryland Crash Was 'Most Caring, Lovable Person Ever,' Family Says Mother Killed In Maryland Crash Was 'Most Caring, Lovable Person Ever,' Family Says
Mother Killed In Maryland Crash Was 'Most Caring, Lovable Person Ever,' Family Says A bright smile has been lost forever after a 35-year-old mother of two was killed in a Montgomery County crash last week, according to her friends and family. Kiara Cheeks has been identified by investigators as the person who died following an early morning crash on Wednesday, May 8 on Briggs Chaney Road in Silver Spring, now her family is reeling. According to police, shortly before 12:45 a.m. on the morning of the fatal crash, first responders were called to the intersection of the westbound MD 200 ramp and Briggs Chaney Road, where there was a reported two-vehicle crash. The preliminar…

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Police ID Woman Killed Following Crash Near MD 200 Ramp In Maryland Police ID Woman Killed Following Crash Near MD 200 Ramp In Maryland
Police ID Woman Killed Following Crash Near MD 200 Ramp In Maryland New details have been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police as they continue to investigate a fatal crash involving a 35-year-old woman last week. Kiara Cheeks has been identified by investigators as the person who died following an early morning crash on Wednesday, May 8 on Briggs Chaney Road in Silver Spring. According to police, shortly before 12:45 a.m. on the morning of the fatal crash, first responders were called to the intersection of the westbound MD 200 ramp and Briggs Chaney Road, where there was a reported two-vehicle crash. The preliminary investigation determ…

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by Zak Failla