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Bike Ride Turns Tragic: 11-Year-Old Maryland Girl Hit, Killed By School Bus Identified Bike Ride Turns Tragic: 11-Year-Old Maryland Girl Hit, Killed By School Bus Identified
Bike Ride Turns Tragic: 11-Year-Old Maryland Girl Hit, Killed By School Bus Identified New details have been released after an 11-year-old girl riding her bike was hit and killed by a school bus in Maryland. Summer Lim has been identified as the child who was struck and killed by a Montgomery County Public Schools bus on Thursday afternoon in Aspen Hill. Shortly before 3:15 p.m. on Oct. 9, officers were called to the intersection of Bauer Drive and Russett Road after there were multiple 911 calls about a bicyclist that had been hit by a bus. Investigators say that a 2019 Thomas school bus was traveling eastbound on Bauer Drive and was turning right onto southbound Russe…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Chief Related To Teen Murder Suspect In NJ Double Fatal Police Chief Related To Teen Murder Suspect In NJ Double Fatal
Police Chief Related To Teen Murder Suspect In NJ Double Fatal Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro confirmed he is related to the teenager accused of fatally striking two girls on e-bikes in Cranford. Social media posts quickly circulated claiming Battiloro was the boy’s father. In a statement, the chief clarified that while he is related to the teen, he is not his father, and said he was deeply horrified by the tragedy. “Like many of you, I am shocked, stunned, and so overwhelmingly distressed beyond belief by the horrific loss of two young ladies, which occurred in the Township of Cranford on Monday night,” Battiloro said. “Not only did my p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Cresencio Chavez Velasquez Dies After Drowning Off Assateague Island Teen Cresencio Chavez Velasquez Dies After Drowning Off Assateague Island
Teen Cresencio Chavez Velasquez Dies After Drowning Off Assateague Island A tight-knit Eastern Shore community is grieving the sudden death of a teenager whose family said he could light up any room. Cresencio Lucas Chavez Velasquez, 18, of Parksley, drowned after struggling in the water off Assateague Island National Seashore on Thursday, July 24, 2025, according to the National Park Service. Officials said Chavez Velasquez was swimming near the southern end of the Chincoteague Beach Parking Lot around 4:15 p.m. when he and another person began struggling offshore.  A relative ran to alert lifeguards stationed about 150 yards away, though Chavez Velasquez …

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by Zak Failla
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Pedestrian Killed Returning U-Haul After Maryland Move Remembered By Friends, Well-Wishers Pedestrian Killed Returning U-Haul After Maryland Move Remembered By Friends, Well-Wishers
Pedestrian Killed Returning U-Haul After Maryland Move Remembered By Friends, Well-Wishers A community is reeling after a beloved 53-year-old man was killed by a motorist after dropping off a U-Haul following a recent move into Montgomery County. Dominique Mwepu was identified this week as the pedestrian who was struck and killed on Monday night by the driver of a Honda near the intersection of Frederick Road and High Point Drive. Mwepu was treated at the scene for life-threatening injuries, and later pronounced dead. The crash was reported around 8 p.m. on Sept. 30.   Sad news! My heart is shattered, at time I wondered and ask myself what is there to life??? Prof…

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by Zak Failla