Driver, 30, Killed In T-Bone Crash In Maryland: State Police Driver, 30, Killed In T-Bone Crash In Maryland: State Police
Driver, 30, Killed In T-Bone Crash In Maryland: State Police A 30-year-old driver died after she lost control of her car and broadsided another vehicle in St. Mary's County, authorities said. Jennifer Renita VanMeter of Charlotte Hall was killed in the crash, according to Maryland State Police. On Monday, Jan. 15, at approximately 4:30 p.m., state troopers responded to Route 6 (Charles Street) near Gilbert Run Park in Charlotte Hall for a serious collision. A preliminary investigation found a Kia Forte driven by VanMeter was traveling east on Route 6.  At the same time, a Dodge Dart driven by Donna Jean Wheaton, 84, of Mechanicsville, was trave…
One Killed, One Injured After Crash On MD-5 In Prince George's County: State Police One Killed, One Injured After Crash On MD-5 In Prince George's County: State Police
One Killed, One Injured After Crash On MD-5 In Prince George's County: State Police A 34-year-old woman died after being involved in a crash with a BMW in Prince George's County on Wednesday night. Accokeek resident Nickita Sammy has been identified by Maryland State Police investigators as the person who was killed in a crash involving Timothy Brickhouse, 26, in Brandywine overnight. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, police say that Sammy was the passenger in a Hyundai traveling south on Branch Avenue at the intersection of Earnshaw Drive, where the driver attempted to make a left turn and was struck by the District Height resident's BMW. Branch Avenue at the int…
Driver Gassing Up On Shoulder Of I-270 Killed In Crash: Maryland State Police Driver Gassing Up On Shoulder Of I-270 Killed In Crash: Maryland State Police
Driver Gassing Up On Shoulder Of I-270 Killed In Crash: Maryland State Police A 36-year-old Virginia man had just pulled over on a Montgomery County highway to gas up his car when he was struck and killed shortly before dawn on New Year’s Day, Maryland State Police said. Caesar Adigwe Jr., 36, of Spotsylvania, Virginia, was pulled over on the shoulder attempting to put gas in his vehicle and was struck by a Nissan driven by Aaliyah Brown, 22, of Clarksburg, Maryland, according to officials. The crash occurred on the northbound side of I-270 prior to Old Georgetown Road just before 5 a.m. Adigwe was taken to Suburban Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. I-…
MD Ex-Con Barred From Owning Firearms Busted With Stolen Gun In New Year's Stop: Police MD Ex-Con Barred From Owning Firearms Busted With Stolen Gun In New Year's Stop: Police
MD Ex-Con Barred From Owning Firearms Busted With Stolen Gun In New Year's Stop: Police A 43-year-old Maryland man barred from owning firearms was busted with a stolen gun during a holiday traffic stop, police said. While conducting the routine traffic stop for a violation, St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office Deputies found James Richard Nelson Jr. had a loaded firearm on Monday, Jan. 1, the sheriff's office said. A subsequent investigation, including a check of the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), revealed that Nelson is prohibited from owning firearms due to prior criminal convictions. Furthermore, it was found that the gun in his possession had been reported stolen …
Hiker Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter After Plummeting 40 Feet Off Cliff Hiker Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter After Plummeting 40 Feet Off Cliff
Hiker Rescued By Maryland State Police Helicopter After Plummeting 40 Feet Off Cliff A hiker who fell off a cliff in Frederick County suffered serious injuries before being rescued by a Maryland State Police helicopter and airlifted to the hospital. At around 10 p.m. on Thursday night, crews were called to assist with the extrication of a person who fell between 30 and 40 feet off a sheer cliff behind a home in Keymar.  While at the scene, deputies of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office first offered aid to the victim before crew members could navigate into a steep creekside area and onto a small landing on the base of the cliff.  Due to the circumstances of th…
Predator Who Targeted Woman 21 Years Ago Gets Life For 'Unimaginable' Rape In MD: Prosecutors Predator Who Targeted Woman 21 Years Ago Gets Life For 'Unimaginable' Rape In MD: Prosecutors
Predator Who Targeted Woman 21 Years Ago Gets Life For 'Unimaginable' Rape In MD: Prosecutors More than two decades after a 20-year-old woman was found raped and dropped unconscious in a ditch off the side of I-95 in Cecil County, justice has been served. Harford County resident Bryant Nakia White, 48, of Edgewood, was sentenced to multiple life sentences for the 2002 attack of a woman whose body was left on the side of the interstate off of Frenchtown Road near Port Deposit, prosecutors announced. Investigators said that at approximately 4 a.m. on April 6, 2002, a truck driver noticed the body of a woman - whose name has not been released "due to the nature of the crimes committed”…
Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn On His Devices: State Police Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn On His Devices: State Police
Maryland Man Busted With Child Porn On His Devices: State Police Another grown man in Maryland has been arrested following an investigation into child porn on his devices, state police announced. Laurel resident Jason Pereira, 40, was taken into custody on Wednesday by troopers in Prince George's County and charged with eight counts of child pornography following a probe that was launched earlier this year that reached its conclusion. In September, the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit began probing Pereira's activity online, leading to the discovery that he was allegedly in possession of illicit materials depicting minors engaged in s…
Police ID DC Tree Trimmer Killed By Hit-Run Driver Hauling Forklift In MD Work Zone On I-495 Police ID DC Tree Trimmer Killed By Hit-Run Driver Hauling Forklift In MD Work Zone On I-495
Police ID DC Tree Trimmer Killed By Hit-Run Driver Hauling Forklift In MD Work Zone On I-495 New details have been released after a District man was killed by a truck driver while trimming trees in a work zone on I-495 in Maryland. Eric Lewis, 57, was pronounced dead at the scene in Montgomery County early on Wednesday morning after being struck by what state police investigators believe to be a Freightliner truck hauling a flatbed with a forklift, officials say. The crash was reported at around 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 13 on I-495 near Georgia Avenue. #TrafficAlert Two lanes are currently blocked in the area of eastbound I-495 and Georgia Avenue for a crash investigation at a w…
Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In I-495 Work Zone: Maryland State Police (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In I-495 Work Zone: Maryland State Police (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In I-495 Work Zone: Maryland State Police (Developing) A deadly hit-and-run is under investigation in Maryland after a work zone crash on I-495 on Wednesday morning, state police say. The crash was reported at around 10:15 a.m. on the Inner Loop of the Beltway near the Georgia Avenue exit in Montgomery County, resulting in several lane closures while police investigated the crash and cleared the scene. Traffic was tied up on the interstate during the investigation in Silver Spring.  Traffic on I-495 on Wednesday Maryland DOT No information about the victim has been released. Police urge anyone who witnessed the fatal pedestria…
DUI Driver Injures Maryland State Police Trooper Directing Traffic DUI Driver Injures Maryland State Police Trooper Directing Traffic
DUI Driver Injures Maryland State Police Trooper Directing Traffic A Maryland State Police trooper was injured by a drunk driver after being struck in Montgomery County, officials say. The Thanksgiving holiday got into an inauspicious start for 21-year-old Collin Rono, who is facing a DUI charge after driving into the back of a state police cruiser while troopers were working to direct traffic amid flooding in North Bethesda on Tuesday night. According to police, shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21, troopers from the Rockville Barrack were called to the northbound lanes of I-270 near Tuckerman Lane in Bethesda to assist with flooding throughout the a…
Man Rear-Ended, Assaulted Woman On Side Of I-270 In Maryland, State Police Say Man Rear-Ended, Assaulted Woman On Side Of I-270 In Maryland, State Police Say
Man Rear-Ended, Assaulted Woman On Side Of I-270 In Maryland, State Police Say The man who assaulted a woman after rear-ending her on I-270 in Montgomery County has been apprehended weeks after assaulting her, authorities announced. Gaithersburg resident Jeremy Orellana, 21, has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run that led to him allegedly attacking a woman on the side of the road after he rear-ended her late last month. According to Maryland State Police investigators, late in the afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 26, troopers were called to the northbound lanes of I-270 near Shady Grove Road in Rockville, where there was a reported crash and assault in the shoulde…
Man Rear-Ended, Assaulted Woman On Side Of I-95 In Maryland, State Police Say Man Rear-Ended, Assaulted Woman On Side Of I-95 In Maryland, State Police Say
Man Rear-Ended, Assaulted Woman On Side Of I-95 In Maryland, State Police Say The man who assaulted a woman after rear-ending her on I-270 in Montgomery County has been apprehended weeks later, authorities announced. Gaithersburg resident Jeremy Orellana, 21, has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run that led to him allegedly attacking a woman on the side of the road after he rear-ended her. According to Maryland State Police investigators, late in the afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 26, troopers were called to the northbound lanes of I-270 near Shady Grove Road in Rockville, where there was a reported crash and assault in the shoulder of the roadway. Police say t…