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Eight Vehicles Involved In Fatal MD 202 Crash In Maryland: State Police (DEVELOPING) Eight Vehicles Involved In Fatal MD 202 Crash In Maryland: State Police (DEVELOPING)
Eight Vehicles Involved In Fatal MD 202 Crash In Maryland: State Police (Developing) At least one person was killed in a massive eight-vehicle crash in Maryland on Tuesday afternoon, according to Maryland State Police. An investigation was launched in Prince George's County following the chain-reaction crash involving nearly a dozen passenger vehicles in the northbound lanes of MD 202 at St. Joseph's Drive. The crash was reported before 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 19 and all lanes were reopened as of 6 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. .@MDSP is investigating a fatal crash on MD 202 at St. Josephs Dr in Prince George's County involving 8 passenger vehicles. Please avoid the area. For tr…
Speeding, Unlicensed Teen Blamed For Fatal Crash At Maryland Intersection: Police Speeding, Unlicensed Teen Blamed For Fatal Crash At Maryland Intersection: Police
Speeding, Unlicensed Teen Blamed For Fatal Crash At Maryland Intersection: Police An underage driver without a license was reportedly speeding when he caused a crash that claimed the life of a 74-year-old woman in Maryland, police say. Officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16 to the area of New Town Boulevard and Middle Mill Drive in Owings Mills, where there was a reported crash involving a Jeep and 2019 Honda Fit with the driver trapped inside. According to investigators, Patricia Cook was extricated from her vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. It was later determined the o…
Four Children, Two Adults Killed As Raging Maryland House Fire Traps Victims Inside Four Children, Two Adults Killed As Raging Maryland House Fire Traps Victims Inside
Four Children, Two Adults Killed As Raging Maryland House Fire Traps Victims Inside Four children and two adults were killed when a raging two-alarm fire tore through a Charles County home Sunday morning, trapping victims inside before firefighters could reach them, officials said. The blaze broke out around 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, in the 3000 block of Declaration Court North in Waldorf, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Charles County Sheriff’s deputies were the first to arrive and found two adult occupants had escaped unharmed. They were told as many as six others were still inside, but deputies were forced back by heavy smoke and flames, offic…
Flames Tear Through Maryland Home, Killing Two, Possibly More: Fire Marshal (DEVELOPING) Flames Tear Through Maryland Home, Killing Two, Possibly More: Fire Marshal (DEVELOPING)
Flames Tear Through Maryland Home, Killing Two, Possibly More: Fire Marshal (Developing) A raging two-alarm fire ripped through a Charles County home Sunday morning, leaving at least two people dead and sending investigators back into the charred debris to search for more victims, authorities said. Deputy State Fire Marshals responded with the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding agencies at around 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, to the 3000 block of Declaration Court North in Waldorf for reports of a house fire with people trapped inside, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Flames had already consumed much of the structure when crews arrived, prom…
US Mail Truck Hits, Kills Woman On Busy Montgomery County Road (DEVELOPING) US Mail Truck Hits, Kills Woman On Busy Montgomery County Road (DEVELOPING)
US Mail Truck Hits, Kills Woman On Busy Montgomery County Road (Developing) A woman died Wednesday morning after she was struck by a United States Postal Service truck in Montgomery County, police said. The fatal crash happened on Connecticut Avenue at Plyers Mill Road in Kensington around 10:40 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, the Montgomery County Department of Police said. According to a department spokesperson, officers from the 2nd District were dispatched to the scene after a report of a pedestrian collision involving a USPS truck. The woman was transported to an area hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the mail truck stayed …
Motorcyclist Killed In High-Speed Crash On I-695 In Maryland, Police Say Motorcyclist Killed In High-Speed Crash On I-695 In Maryland, Police Say
Motorcyclist Killed In High-Speed Crash On I-695 In Maryland, Police Say A Towson man was killed in a violent motorcycle crash on I-695 in Baltimore County, Maryland State Police said. Jamahl Sutton, 37, died at the scene after his motorcycle slammed into a trailer and then hit a parked vehicle on the shoulder, investigators confirmed Monday, June 23. The crash was reported shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday, June 22, on the inner loop of I-695 at Perring Parkway.  Troopers from the Maryland State Police Golden Ring Barrack responded after receiving calls about a motorcycle crash. Police said Sutton was riding at a high rate of speed and tried to pass a Dodge Ra…
Tornado Hits Central NY Amid Storms That Killed 3, Including Young Sisters Tornado Hits Central NY Amid Storms That Killed 3, Including Young Sisters
Tornado Hits Central NY Amid Storms That Killed 3, Including Young Sisters A tornado hit central New York during storms that killed at least three people, including twin sisters. The twister in the Oneida County hamlet of Clark Mills had peak estimated winds of 105 miles per hour, traveling 2.43 miles, starting at 3:58 a.m., and ending at 4:03 a.m. Sunday, June 22. "This tornado unfortunately resulted in three fatalities, due to trees falling into their homes," The National Weather Service in Binghamton. A tree collapsed onto a Clark Mills residence on Hoyland Avenue, which was home to a mother and her twin daughters, according to WKTV in Utica. The impact …
Police ID 89-Year-Old Maryland Woman Killed In Newark Parking Lot Crash Police ID 89-Year-Old Maryland Woman Killed In Newark Parking Lot Crash
Police ID 89-Year-Old Maryland Woman Killed In Newark Parking Lot Crash An 89-year-old woman from Maryland has been identified as the victim in a deadly pedestrian crash in a Delaware shopping center parking lot, police confirmed. Jeanette Johnson, of North East, died from injuries she suffered after being hit by a pickup truck around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, in the 200 block of East Main Street, Newark Police said in an updated release on Friday. Investigators say Johnson was walking toward the storefronts across the lot when a pickup struck her.  Officers with the Newark Police Department and EMS crews from Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder rushed to t…
Missing Montgomery County Senior Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp In Prince George’s: State Police Missing Montgomery County Senior Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp In Prince George’s: State Police
Missing Montgomery County Senior Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp In Prince George’s: State Police A 77-year-old woman who had been reported missing in Montgomery County was fatally struck by a car on a highway ramp in Prince George’s County days later, state police confirmed. Asenakech Amdrufael Negewo, of Silver Spring, was killed just after 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, when a Honda Civic hit her while she was standing in the roadway near the I-95 exit ramp to eastbound MD-198 in College Park, according to the Maryland State Police investigators. Negewo was pronounced dead on the scene by first responders. She had been reported missing earlier that same day through the Montgomery Coun…
Virginia ATV Rider Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck In Maryland Identified By Police Virginia ATV Rider Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck In Maryland Identified By Police
Virginia ATV Rider Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck In Maryland Identified By Police New details have been released after a Virginia man was killed and a woman critically injured after his ATV slammed into a pickup truck at a Maryland intersection. The deadly crash happened around 6:20 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the intersection of Dyson Road and Missouri Avenue in Brandywine, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officers arrived to find two people—an ATV rider and a woman—seriously injured, officials said.  On Tuesday, May 20, the Prince George's County Police Department identified the rider as 35-year-old Fairfax resident Jose Arias Castro. …
MD Teen ID’d As Driver In Double Fatal NJ Crash With 4 Ejections: Police MD Teen ID’d As Driver In Double Fatal NJ Crash With 4 Ejections: Police
MD Teen ID’d As Driver In Double Fatal NJ Crash With 4 Ejections: Police Two people were killed and four others seriously injured when an SUV slammed into a tree on the New Jersey Turnpike overnight, authorities said. The crash happened at 1:06 a.m. in the northbound lanes near milepost 13.6 on Sunday, May 18, in Harrison Township, Gloucester County, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron. Troopers say 19-year-old Cesar Ivan Martinez-Adino, of Hyattsville, MD, was behind the wheel of an Acura MDX with six people inside when he lost control of the SUV. The car veered off the road, rolled down an embankment, and hit a tree. As a result…
Maryland House Fire Kills Two As Flames Tear Through Home, Officials Say Maryland House Fire Kills Two As Flames Tear Through Home, Officials Say
Maryland House Fire Kills Two As Flames Tear Through Home, Officials Say Flames tore through a Harford County home on Wednesday morning, claiming the lives of two people, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Deputy state fire marshals are investigating a double-fatal fire in Joppa, after two people were found dead inside a burning home, officials announced on May 14. Update on the Gunpowder Drive house fire:Volunteer Firefighters have rescued 2 civilians from the burning home, they are being treated by 2!HarfordCoDES EMS units. @MarylandOSFM is responding. — Harford Co., MD Fire & EMS (@HarforCoFireEMS) May 14, 2025 Crews from the…
2 Killed After Being Struck By Train In Maryland, Officials Confirm 2 Killed After Being Struck By Train In Maryland, Officials Confirm
2 Killed After Being Struck By Train In Maryland, Officials Confirm Two people were struck and killed by a MARC commuter train on Tuesday evening, May 6, in Maryland, officials confirmed. The crash occurred at approximately 6:15 p.m., when MARC Train 875, traveling westbound from Washington, D.C. to Martinsburg, hit two individuals who were walking on the tracks east of the Harpers Ferry station in Sandy Hook, according to Veronica Battisti, Senior Director of Communications and Marketing for the MTA. “Fatalities are confirmed for both individuals,” Battisti said. There were 100 passengers on board at the time of the incident. They were transferred to…
Man Who Fell 30 Feet Through Skylight At Utz Factory ID’d: Coroner Man Who Fell 30 Feet Through Skylight At Utz Factory ID’d: Coroner
Man Who Fell 30 Feet Through Skylight At Utz Factory ID’d: Coroner A 34-year-old subcontractor from Harrisburg who died after falling through a skylight at the Utz Factory in Hanover, Pennsylvania, has been identified, the York County Coroner’s Office confirmed on Tuesday, May 6. Trever Staten, originally from Perth Amboy, New Jersey and was living in Harrisburg, according to his social media, has been identified as the man who fell approximately 30 to 34 feet onto a loading dock while setting up scaffolding on the roof of the Utz Quality Foods facility located in the 900 block of High Street, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Michael Zech. The fall occurr…
Horrific Yellowstone Park Tour Bus Crash Kills 7, Injures 8 Horrific Yellowstone Park Tour Bus Crash Kills 7, Injures 8
Horrific Yellowstone Park Tour Bus Crash Kills 7, Injures 8 A crash involving a tour van and pickup truck near Yellowstone National Park has resulted in at least seven fatalities and eight injuries. The incident happened around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, May 1, in eastern Idaho, along Highway 20. Six passengers and the driver of the van, which was carrying 14 people, died in the crash, according to Idaho State Police. The identities of the victims have not yet been released. There was one occupant in the pickup truck, a Dodge Ram. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is around 3,50…
Update: 18-Year-Old, 3 Girls Killed, 6 Injured After SUV Crashes Into After-School Program Update: 18-Year-Old, 3 Girls Killed, 6 Injured After SUV Crashes Into After-School Program
Update: 18-Year-Old, 3 Girls Killed, 6 Injured After SUV Crashes Into After-School Program This story has been updated. A teenage woman and three girls were killed and six others injured after an SUV crashed into an after-school program. The incident happened in Illinois around 3:20 p.m. local time Monday, April 28, in Chatham, just south of Springfield, about 95 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri, and 200 miles south of Chicago. The vehicle drove into the east side of the building housing the YNOT After School Camp, hitting people outside and inside, before crashing through the west side wall, according to Illinois State Police.  The crash did not appear to be t…
One Dead, Woman Airlifted After Head-On Maryland Crash With Kids In SUV: Police One Dead, Woman Airlifted After Head-On Maryland Crash With Kids In SUV: Police
One Dead, Woman Airlifted After Head-On Maryland Crash With Kids In SUV: Police A 19-year-old woman was airlifted in critical condition, and three young children were hospitalized after a head-on crash that left a Maryland man dead in Anne Arundel County, police said. Officers were called to the scene on Telegraph Road at Norcross Lane in Severn around 5 p.m. on Monday, April 21, for a reported head-on collision between a Ford Expedition and a Lexus RX, according to police. Responding officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department arrived to find both vehicles with major front-end damage and the drivers trapped inside. Fire crews extricated both drivers. …
Man Killed Changing Tire On I-695 In Hit-And-Run Identified By Maryland State Police Man Killed Changing Tire On I-695 In Hit-And-Run Identified By Maryland State Police
Man Killed Changing Tire On I-695 In Hit-And-Run Identified By Maryland State Police A Maryland man was struck and killed on the shoulder of I-695 while trying to change a flat tire — and now the hunt is on for the driver who hit him and drove off, authorities say. Junior Dunkley, 67, of Owings Mills, was identified as the victim in the deadly hit-and-run crash that happened in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 20, Maryland State Police announced Monday. Troopers from the Golden Ring Barrack were called to the inner loop of I-695 near Wilkens Avenue around 2:23 a.m. after getting reports of a crash involving two trucks. Investigators say Dunkley was outside his gray…
Dad Killed, Son On Life Support After Maryland Crash Involving 3 Kids Dad Killed, Son On Life Support After Maryland Crash Involving 3 Kids
Dad Killed, Son On Life Support After Maryland Crash Involving 3 Kids A Maryland father was killed and his three young sons were seriously injured in a devastating crash on Churchville Road in Harford County that has left the community heartbroken. Tyler Lingenfelter, 33, of Havre de Grace, died at the scene of a three-vehicle wreck near North Stepney Road in Aberdeen shortly after 10 a.m. Monday, April 14, Maryland State Police said. The family shared a photo of the three boys — smiling in matching Grinch pajamas beside a Christmas tree, just months before the crash that changed everything. Troopers said Lingenfelter was driving a Chevrolet Traverse westbou…
Driver Killed, Woman Critical After Mustang Crashes In Montgomery County: Police Driver Killed, Woman Critical After Mustang Crashes In Montgomery County: Police
Driver Killed, Woman Critical After Mustang Crashes In Montgomery County: Police A 25-year-old man from Clinton was killed and a woman critically injured when a Ford Mustang slammed into a tree in Montgomery County over the weekend, police said. Officers responded to the 300 block of Travis Avenue in Gaithersburg just after midnight on Sunday, April 6, where they found the wreckage of a black 2023 Ford Mustang, Montgomery County Police said. The car had been heading east when it struck the median, jumped into the westbound lanes, and crashed into a large tree before bouncing back into the eastbound side, investigators said. The driver, identified as William Giovanis Va…
24-Year-Old Killed By Bull At Texas Event 24-Year-Old Killed By Bull At Texas Event
24-Year-Old Killed By Bull At Texas Event A young American athlete was fatally injured during a bull riding event. The incident occurred on Thursday night, April 3 when the 24-year-old competitor, Dylan Grant, was thrown off his bull and trampled in the second round of the Wharton County Youth Fair Extreme Bulls competition in Texas. Despite the immediate response of first responders who stabilized him in an ambulance, he was subsequently airlifted to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston, where he tragically succumbed to his injuries.
 He had been involved in the sport since obtaining a PRCA permit in 2018 and had par…
40 Killed As Storm That Spawned 52 Tornadoes Moves Off East Coast 40 Killed As Storm That Spawned 52 Tornadoes Moves Off East Coast
40 Killed As Storm That Spawned 52 Tornadoes Moves Off East Coast A massive storm that now pushing off the East Coast has left a trail of destruction, mainly in the South and Midwest, with 40 fatalities now reported. As of 8:15 a.m. on Monday, March 17, the system is generating widespread rainfall and thunderstorms as a strong cold front advances. (See the radar image above.) A total of 52 tornadoes have been reported, with more possible, alongside multiple wildfires and a significant dust storm in the Southwest and Midwest, according to AccuWeather. We’re working as fast as we can to get the interstate open. Vehicles involved is now up to 71.The spec…
Juvenile Killed In High-Speed Crash After Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG Juvenile Killed In High-Speed Crash After Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG
Juvenile Killed In High-Speed Crash After Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG A minor was killed in a crash involving a driver fleeing police in Prince George’s County, sparking an investigation into the circumstances leading up to the fatal wreck, authorities announced. The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office is investigating the deadly collision, which happened around 6:25 p.m. Friday, March 7, on Addison Road South in Capitol Heights, officials said. According to investigators, a District Heights Police Department officer initially stopped an Infiniti SUV in the 6000 block of Marlboro Pike before the driver suddenly …
Woman Dies Days After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Maryland: Police Woman Dies Days After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Maryland: Police
Woman Dies Days After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Maryland: Police A 74-year-old woman who was airlifted to a Maryland trauma center with critical injuries after a suspected repeat DUI driver crashed into the truck she was riding in has died later, authorities announced. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, police in Anne Arundel County say Edgewater resident Joseph Henry Illig Jr., 63, was involved in a crash on Mitchells Chance Road near Hamlet Club Drive. Investigators say a 2020 Chevrolet pickup truck crossed the center of the roadway and struck a 2015 Ford pickup traveling in the opposite direction. Mary Elizabeth Cox, 74, a passenger of the For…
Two Killed By Suspended, Speeding Driver From Dickerson: Sheriff Two Killed By Suspended, Speeding Driver From Dickerson: Sheriff
Two Killed By Suspended, Speeding Driver From Dickerson: Sheriff A Montgomery County man with a suspended license was speeding when he veered into oncoming traffic, causing a deadly head-on crash, investigators say. James Henry Walker, 43, of Dickerson, was behind the wheel of a 2015 Toyota Camry on a suspended license when he crossed the center line on Buckeystown Pike and slammed into a 2014 Hyundai Sonata, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said. The crash happened around 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, near Adamstown Road. Walker was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the Hyundai, Caitlynn Nicole James, 31, of Frederick, suffered …
Mom, Daughter Killed In Philadelphia Learjet Crash While Returning Home From Medical Treatment Mom, Daughter Killed In Philadelphia Learjet Crash While Returning Home From Medical Treatment
Mom, Daughter Killed In Philadelphia Learjet Crash While Returning Home From Medical Treatment The pediatric patient and mother aboard the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance that crashed and exploded in Northeast Philadelphia have been identified as Valentina Guzman Murillo, 12, and her mother, Lizeth Murillo Osuna, 31, of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, officials confirmed. Valentina had been in Philadelphia since August 2024, receiving treatment for myelomeningocele, a severe spinal cord malformation, at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia, family friends told Reforma. She had been discharged on Jan. 31 and was returning home with her mother when their Learjet 55 (XA-UCI) crashed just 30 seco…
Three-Alarm Fire In Baltimore Leaves One Dead, Some Families Displaced (DEVELOPING) Three-Alarm Fire In Baltimore Leaves One Dead, Some Families Displaced (DEVELOPING)
Three-Alarm Fire In Baltimore Leaves One Dead, Some Families Displaced (Developing) A 63-year-old woman was killed in an early morning three-alarm house fire in Baltimore that is expected to leave several families displaced. At around 4 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 27, first responders were called to the 500 block of East 38th Street, where there were reports of a fast-moving fire in the area of Greenmount Avenue. MEDIA STAGING: Greenmount Ave and E 38th Street. 3-Alarm Fire. pic.twitter.com/Sque6twr1Z — Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) December 27, 2024 According to a spokesperson from the Baltimore Fire Department, crews were met by visible smoke an fire showing, with the thi…
One Killed, Nine Injured In Mass Maryland Shooting (DEVELOPING) One Killed, Nine Injured In Mass Maryland Shooting (DEVELOPING)
One Killed, Nine Injured In Mass Maryland Shooting (Developing) One person was killed and several others injured in what has been described by the Baltimore County Police Department as a mass shooting. First responders were called at around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17 to the 8500 block of Lock Raven Boulevard in Towson to investigate a reported shooting with multiple people down and rushed to area hospitals. Later on Tuesday night, officials confirmed that one person has died, and nearly a dozen others were injured during the act of violence. The shooting led to road closures in the area as local and county police probed the incident. #BCoPD…
22-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Crash At Busy Maryland Intersection Identified By Police 22-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Crash At Busy Maryland Intersection Identified By Police
22-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Crash At Busy Maryland Intersection Identified By Police A 22-year-old passenger was killed in a two-car crash at a busy Upper Marlboro intersection, prompting an investigation by the Prince George’s County Police Department. David Romero, of Upper Marlboro, was fatally injured in the crash, which was reported around 3:45 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, at the intersection of Ritchie Marlboro Road and Sansbury Road, authorities said. When officers arrived, they found Romero and two drivers injured.  Romero was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, while the two drivers sustained what were described as non-life-t…
Woman Succumbs To Injuries After Maryland Home Goes Up In Flames (DEVELOPING) Woman Succumbs To Injuries After Maryland Home Goes Up In Flames (DEVELOPING)
Woman Succumbs To Injuries After Maryland Home Goes Up In Flames (Developing) One person was pronounced dead after being pulled from a burning home in Prince George's County, authorities confirmed. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, first responders from the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department. responded to the 5200 block of Varnum Street in Bladensburg, where there was a reported fire inside a two-story home. Upon arrival, crews were met by flames showing, and one woman was found inside suffering from critical injuries. Later on Wednesday afternoon, authorities announced that the woman died from her injuries. Investigators are now on scene workin…
Driver, Deputy Involved In Deadly Maryland Police Pursuit Identified By AG Driver, Deputy Involved In Deadly Maryland Police Pursuit Identified By AG
Driver, Deputy Involved In Deadly Maryland Police Pursuit Identified By AG New details have been released following a high-speed pursuit in Calvert County that ended tragically on Saturday night when a driver lost control and crashed, resulting in a fatality, according to the Maryland Office of the Attorney General. On Saturday, Nov. 16, at approximately 8:50 p.m., a Deputy First Class Taylor Strong, of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office, observed a gold Ford Mustang speeding southbound on MD Route 261 near 17th Street in Chesapeake Beach. The deputy activated emergency lights and sirens in an attempt to initiate a traffic stop; however, the driver, identified o…