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He Dreamed Of Driving To California—Now He’ll Die In Prison After Killing Virginia Grandmother He Dreamed Of Driving To California—Now He’ll Die In Prison After Killing Virginia Grandmother
He Dreamed Of Driving To California—Now He’ll Die In Prison After Killing Virginia Grandmother A carjacker with grand ambitions of living life on the West Coast will instead spend his remaining days behind bars after killing a new grandmother in cold blood. Jose Ulises Aguilar-Martinez, 23, has been sentenced to two life sentences, plus 13 years, for the killing of Melody Waldecker in 2024.  According to court documents, shortly before noon on July 28, 2024, Aguilar-Martinez was loitering outside a busy convenience store along Route 7 in Sterling with the intent of stealing a car so he could drive to California. His plan took an unfortunate turn from there. Prosecutors sa…
Child Found Alone In Pickup After Man Hits School Bus, Crashes In Maryland: Sheriff’s Office Child Found Alone In Pickup After Man Hits School Bus, Crashes In Maryland: Sheriff’s Office
Child Found Alone In Pickup After Man Hits School Bus, Crashes In Maryland: Sheriff’s Office A Maryland man is accused of slamming into a school bus, fleeing the scene, crashing again — and leaving a 5-year-old sitting alone inside his damaged truck, deputies say. Deputies were dispatched to Plum Point Elementary School in Huntingtown to investigate a reported hit-and-run involving a school bus and a white Chevrolet pickup, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Witnesses identified the driver as Brian Paul Davis, 41, of Prince Frederick, and reported that he sped out of the parking lot, driving erratically and spinning his tires as he left, deputies said. While investi…
Virginia Man Killed In I-695 Hit-Run After Driver Swerves Onto Shoulder In Maryland: MSP Virginia Man Killed In I-695 Hit-Run After Driver Swerves Onto Shoulder In Maryland: MSP
Virginia Man Killed In I-695 Hit-Run After Driver Swerves Onto Shoulder In Maryland: MSP A 30-year-old man from Virginia was killed after being struck by a driver who swerved onto the shoulder of I-695 and fled the scene early Sunday morning in Baltimore County, state police said. The deadly hit-and-run happened shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11, along the outer loop of I-695 between Providence Road and Delaney Valley Road, according to Maryland State Police. The victim was identified as Ahmed Waqus Qayun Kahn, who was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Troopers said Kahn had exited a 2014 Toyota Camry and was standing on the left shoulder after the ca…
Maryland Hit-Run Crash Turns To Homicide As Officers Arrest Homicide Suspect: Police Maryland Hit-Run Crash Turns To Homicide As Officers Arrest Homicide Suspect: Police
Maryland Hit-Run Crash Turns To Homicide As Officers Arrest Homicide Suspect: Police A Maryland man has been arrested after police say a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian clinging to life was ultimately ruled a homicide. Michael Akiel Manigo, 31, was taken into custody this week when officers were able to track his vehicle to the 2300 block of Annapolis Road, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Shortly after 8 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4, an officer on patrol in the 1200 block of West North Avenue was flagged down and advised about a man who had been struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers found 48-year-old Philip Jones suffering from multiple abrasions to his he…
Erratic Man Doing Push-Ups In Highway Killed After Multiple Hit-Run Drivers Strike Him: Police Erratic Man Doing Push-Ups In Highway Killed After Multiple Hit-Run Drivers Strike Him: Police
Erratic Man Doing Push-Ups In Highway Killed After Multiple Hit-Run Drivers Strike Him: Police A man "acting erratically" in the middle of a busy Virginia roadway was killed after being struck by multiple hit-and-run drivers, police say. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, to the intersection of Richmond Highway and Mount Eagle Drive in Huntington, where there were reports of a pedestrian who had been struck by at least four vehicles. According to police, Demarko Shamsiddin, 34, who has no fixed address, was in the middle of the highway north of Mount Eagle Drive when he was struck. Detectives say that video&nb…
Pedestrian Fighting For Life After Hit-Run Crash In Virginia, Police Say Pedestrian Fighting For Life After Hit-Run Crash In Virginia, Police Say
Pedestrian Fighting For Life After Hit-Run Crash In Virginia, Police Say A man is fighting for his life after being struck by a hit-and-run driver at a busy Virginia intersection Tuesday morning. Officers were called to Little River Turnpike and Wakefield Chapel Road in Annandale just after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, where they found a pedestrian who had been hit by a vehicle whose driver took off, Fairfax County Police said. The man was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. Investigators said the driver fled the scene in a dark-colored sedan, leaving the victim behind. Crash Reconstruction Unit detectives were sent to the scene a…
Pickup Flees After Causing Multi-Car I-95 Crash, State Police Say Pickup Flees After Causing Multi-Car I-95 Crash, State Police Say
Pickup Flees After Causing Multi-Car I-95 Crash, State Police Say A minor tap from a pickup truck turned into a serious multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Virginia Tuesday morning, sending several people to the hospital, officials said. Virginia State Police said the hit-and-run happened around 8:54 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the southbound lanes of the interstate at the 120-mile marker in Spotsylvania County. Troopers said the crash began when an unknown white pickup truck bumped into a Nissan Kicks. The impact pushed the Kicks into a guardrail, where it spun out and hit a Toyota Highlander, investigators said. The Highlander was then struck by a tractor-t…
Maryland Man Hit Pedestrian, Drove Off, Returned, Then Fled Again In Fatal Crash: Prosecutors Maryland Man Hit Pedestrian, Drove Off, Returned, Then Fled Again In Fatal Crash: Prosecutors
Maryland Man Hit Pedestrian, Drove Off, Returned, Then Fled Again In Fatal Crash: Prosecutors A Maryland man who hit a pedestrian, drove off, came back to ask what happened, and then took off again has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, according to Cecil County prosecutors. Joseph Anthony Giles Jr., of North East, learned his fate on Friday, Nov. 7, after a judge found him guilty of grossly negligent manslaughter, criminally negligent manslaughter, and more than a dozen traffic charges tied to the deadly hit-and-run. Prosecutors said the crash happened in the early-morning hours of March 24, 2024, on Jacob Tome Highway in Colora. The pedestrian, Raymond Albert Cote Jr., was wal…
25 Warrants: Virginia Fugitive Arrested With Drugs And Stolen Credit Cards, Police Say 25 Warrants: Virginia Fugitive Arrested With Drugs And Stolen Credit Cards, Police Say
25 Warrants: Virginia Fugitive Arrested With Drugs And Stolen Credit Cards, Police Say A Virginia man accused of a host of crimes was taken into custody this week after officers learned he had more than two dozen active warrants out for his arrest. Solomon Reed, 30, who has no fixed address, was arrested this week after West Springfield District officers with the Neighborhood Patrol Unit (NPU) received a tip placing him in the 7600 block of Tiverton Drive in Springfield, according to the Fairfax County Police Department on Friday, Oct. 24. Officers coordinated with detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division and confirmed that Reed was being investigated and wanted o…
WATCH: Police Release Footage From Deadly Crash In DMV: ‘Please Tell Me I Did Not Run Her Over’ WATCH: Police Release Footage From Deadly Crash In DMV: ‘Please Tell Me I Did Not Run Her Over’
Watch: Police Release Footage From Deadly Crash In DMV: ‘Please Tell Me I Did Not Run Her Over’ The Fairfax County Police Department has released footage of the woman who was killed in a hit-and-run crash after being struck by Mercedes, then a police cruiser responding to the scene. Alexandria resident Trina Jones, 62, was killed last month after being struck twice by drivers on a busy highway in Hybla Valley. Fairfax County Police Department Jones was previously identified by the Fairfax County Police Department as the pedestrian who was struck and killed during a strange sequence that played out shortly before 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, on Richmond Highway near Belford Dr…
105 MPH Virginia Chase Ends With Man Crashing Into Home While Fleeing Deputies, Sheriff Says 105 MPH Virginia Chase Ends With Man Crashing Into Home While Fleeing Deputies, Sheriff Says
105 MPH Virginia Chase Ends With Man Crashing Into Home While Fleeing Deputies, Sheriff Says A Virginia man is behind bars after deputies say he hit 105 mph and crashed into a home while trying to outrun sheriff's deputies. First responders tried to stop 39-year-old Eugene Montaque near Mills Drive and Cosner Drive on Thursday, Oct. 16, for reckless driving, the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office said. Instead of stopping, Montaque floored it — topping 105 mph on Mills Drive before weaving through nearby neighborhoods, putting “other motorists and pedestrians at risk,” officials said. The pursuit came to an end when Montaque bailed out of his vehicle, which rolled into a residence, and…
‘Catch Me If You Can’: Red Kia Rams Trooper, Bolts After I-95 Chase In Virginia: State Police ‘Catch Me If You Can’: Red Kia Rams Trooper, Bolts After I-95 Chase In Virginia: State Police
‘Catch Me If You Can’: Red Kia Rams Trooper, Bolts After I-95 Chase In Virginia: State Police Virginia State Police are asking for help tracking down a driver who hit a trooper’s cruiser and took off after a high-speed pursuit on I-95. It happened just after 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, when a state trooper tried pulling over a red Kia Forte for reckless driving on northbound I-95 in Stafford County, according to Virginia State Police. Instead of stopping, the driver took off — sparking a pursuit that continued into Prince William County, where the suspect exited the highway and tried to lose the trooper on surface roads. The chase ended on Cardinal Drive, where the driver tried makin…
Breakfast Beers Bust: DUI Suspect In Inside-Out Shirt Found Snoozing After Virginia Crash Breakfast Beers Bust: DUI Suspect In Inside-Out Shirt Found Snoozing After Virginia Crash
Breakfast Beers Bust: DUI Suspect In Inside-Out Shirt Found Snoozing After Virginia Crash Blame it on the alcohol. A drunk man in Virginia tried to run after causing a crash, but the booze got the better of him, and he was later found sleeping it off in an area parking lot.  Deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called shortly after 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, to the area of Garrisonville Road and Dunn Drive, where there was a reported three-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, witnesses said that the at-fault driver — later identified as Stafford resident Jexzon Ramos Pineda, 30 — ran from the scene after the crash in an inside out, backward shirt, simplif…
Pedestrian Fighting For Life After Hit-Run By Nissan Rogue In DMV, Sheriff Says Pedestrian Fighting For Life After Hit-Run By Nissan Rogue In DMV, Sheriff Says
Pedestrian Fighting For Life After Hit-Run By Nissan Rogue In DMV, Sheriff Says A pedestrian is fighting for his life after being struck by a driver who fled Virginia, authorities said. Deputies responded around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28, to the intersection of West Church Road and Magnolia Road in Sterling, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) said.  A man was found in the roadway after being hit by a vehicle that fled the scene. The victim was rushed to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, investigators said. Detectives recovered multiple vehicle parts from the crash site and determined the suspect car is a 2014-2020 Nissan Rogue, possibl…
Maryland Cop Car Smashed By Fleeing UTV During Wild School Parking Lot Chase: Police Maryland Cop Car Smashed By Fleeing UTV During Wild School Parking Lot Chase: Police
Maryland Cop Car Smashed By Fleeing UTV During Wild School Parking Lot Chase: Police A police cruiser was slammed by a fleeing UTV outside a Maryland elementary school — and the driver didn’t stick around, according to Anne Arundel County Police. The crash happened just after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 14, when officers were called to the 1700 block of Poplar Ridge Road in Pasadena for a report of UTVs tearing around the parking lot at Fort Smallwood Elementary School. When officers arrived, police said, the group bolted.  Anne Arundel County Police One of the UTVs struck a marked cruiser near the intersection of Belhaven Avenue and Poplar Ridge Road and then took off. Th…
Maryland Man Arrested After Pedestrian Struck In Virginia Crosswalk, Police Say Maryland Man Arrested After Pedestrian Struck In Virginia Crosswalk, Police Say
Maryland Man Arrested After Pedestrian Struck In Virginia Crosswalk, Police Say A Maryland man has been arrested after police said he struck a pedestrian in a Virginia crosswalk and then fled the scene. The crash happened around 7:52 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, when the driver of a dark-colored SUV hit a pedestrian in the crosswalk at East Market Street and King Street, according to the Leesburg Police Department. Instead of stopping, the driver took off, investigators said. Officers were able to identify the driver as Todd Stevens, 56, of Germantown, and obtained warrants for hit and run causing injury and failure to yield to a pedestrian. With help from the Montgomery C…
Manhunt Intensifies: Man ID’d In Deadly Virginia Hit-And-Run; Driver Still Hiding, Sheriff Says Manhunt Intensifies: Man ID’d In Deadly Virginia Hit-And-Run; Driver Still Hiding, Sheriff Says
Manhunt Intensifies: Man ID’d In Deadly Virginia Hit-And-Run; Driver Still Hiding, Sheriff Says Investigators in Virginia have identified a man killed in a hit-and-run crash last month, but are still looking for both the driver responsible and his family. Norfolk resident Winder Barahona Lazo, 36, has been identified by the Stafford County Sheriff's Office as the person who was struck and killed by 21-year-old Gabriela Alejandra Bonilla Flores, who continues to elude arrest for the fatal crash after striking him with her white Audi SUV.  The fatal crash happened just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, on Richmond Highway near Foreston Woods Drive, according to the Stafford Count…
Saved By The Call: Home In DMV Smashed By Drunk Driver Who Nearly Hit Man Inside: Sheriff Saved By The Call: Home In DMV Smashed By Drunk Driver Who Nearly Hit Man Inside: Sheriff
Saved By The Call: Home In DMV Smashed By Drunk Driver Who Nearly Hit Man Inside: Sheriff A drunk driver from North Carolina is behind bars in Virginia after he lost control of his pickup and smashed through a home — narrowly missing a resident inside. Alexandros Brownlee, 35, was arrested after the crash on Huff Drive in North Stafford around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said Brownlee’s pickup truck slammed into a Mercedes and then into a home, uprooting a tree and destroying a light post before he tried to flee the scene, leaving behind plenty of evidence for investigators to follow. When deputies arrived, they fo…
Man Slams Car At McDonald’s, Drives Over His Own Lawn In Botched Getaway: Sheriff Man Slams Car At McDonald’s, Drives Over His Own Lawn In Botched Getaway: Sheriff
Man Slams Car At McDonald’s, Drives Over His Own Lawn In Botched Getaway: Sheriff A late-night McDonald’s run turned into a bizarre chain of blunders when a 47-year-old Virginia man smashed into another car, failed his great escape, and then drove across his own front lawn before stumbling toward his front door in front of deputies, officials said. The bizarre chain of events began around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, when deputies were called to the McDonald’s on Ferry Road for a hit-and-run, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The victim told investigators she was waiting in the drive-thru for a late-night snack when a Toyota rear-ended her car.  T…
HS Sophomore ID'd After Deer Smashes Through Car Windshield After Bouncing Off Fleeing Car HS Sophomore ID'd After Deer Smashes Through Car Windshield After Bouncing Off Fleeing Car
HS Sophomore ID'd After Deer Smashes Through Car Windshield After Bouncing Off Fleeing Car Kevin Donohue, a sophomore at Malvern Preparatory School, was killed after a deer smashed through the windshield of a car on Route 322 in West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The crash happened around 7 a.m. on Route 322 (Downingtown Pike), east of Romig Road, police said. Investigators determined that a vehicle traveling east hit a deer, sending the animal airborne into the westbound lane. The deer struck the windshield of a second vehicle, where Donohue was seated in the front passenger seat. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he lat…
Maryland Woman Hunted For Fatal Delaware Hit-Run Turns Herself In, Police Say Maryland Woman Hunted For Fatal Delaware Hit-Run Turns Herself In, Police Say
Maryland Woman Hunted For Fatal Delaware Hit-Run Turns Herself In, Police Say A Maryland woman wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Delaware is now behind bars after police say she turned herself in hours after the deadly strike. Aaliyah Graves, 24, of Chestertown, surrendered to Dover Police on Monday, Sept. 1, following a brief search, according to investigators, and now faces charges ranging from tampering with evidence to leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death. The arrest comes after a deadly crash in the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 31, when officers responded to the 200 block of North DuPont Highway shortly after 2:45 a.m., where t…
Jeep Joyride Ends In Crash, OC Spray, Racist Threats Toward Deputies, Sheriff Says Jeep Joyride Ends In Crash, OC Spray, Racist Threats Toward Deputies, Sheriff Says
Jeep Joyride Ends In Crash, OC Spray, Racist Threats Toward Deputies, Sheriff Says A Virginia man turned a late-night highway joyride into a dangerous and disturbing encounter with deputies, officials said. Deputies were called around 1:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, for reports of a swerving Jeep Wrangler barreling down the southbound lanes of I-95, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said.  The Jeep struck another car before veering onto Garrisonville Road, where it hit a median and began driving directly into oncoming traffic with front-end damage visible on the vehicle. Deputies quickly caught up to the smoking Jeep near Shelton Shop Road and pulled it over.  …
Blue Ford Pick-Up Wanted After Fatal E-Bike Hit-Run In Capitol Heights: Police Blue Ford Pick-Up Wanted After Fatal E-Bike Hit-Run In Capitol Heights: Police
Blue Ford Pick-Up Wanted After Fatal E-Bike Hit-Run In Capitol Heights: Police A 45-year-old man riding an e-bike was killed in a Maryland hit-and-run, and police say they are searching for the driver of a pick-up truck driver who fled the scene after hitting him. Prince George’s County Police say 45-year-old Dameian Wilson of Capitol Heights died after being struck in a hit-and-run on Friday night, Aug. 15, possibly by a blue Ford F-150 that now has front-end damage. Officers responded around 8 p.m. to Shell Street and Billings Avenue, where they found Wilson in the roadway suffering from traumatic injuries.  He was pronounced dead at the scene by first respond…
Virginia Man Built, Stole Scooter From Walmart, Failed To Register As Sex Offender: Sheriff Virginia Man Built, Stole Scooter From Walmart, Failed To Register As Sex Offender: Sheriff
Virginia Man Built, Stole Scooter From Walmart, Failed To Register As Sex Offender: Sheriff A wanted Woodbridge man didn’t just steal from Walmart — deputies say he built himself an electric getaway ride inside before speeding off for a bite to eat, where he was busted.  The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said 37-year-old Phillip Douglas walked into the Walmart on Village Parkway around 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, assembled an electric scooter in the store, and “sped out” without paying. A deputy spotted Douglas riding near Popeyes on Warrenton Road and stopped him.  Authorities say he claimed he “found” the stolen scooter, but when another deputy arrived to detain hi…
Audi Driver On The Run After Fatal Hit-Run Outside Busy Shopping Center: Cops Seize SUV Audi Driver On The Run After Fatal Hit-Run Outside Busy Shopping Center: Cops Seize SUV
Audi Driver On The Run After Fatal Hit-Run Outside Busy Shopping Center: Cops Seize SUV Two in Virginia are behind bars after authorities say they helped a hit-and-run suspect dodge deputies following a deadly crash. The search continues for 21-year-old Gabriela Alejandra Bonilla Flores, who is wanted in connection with the hit-and-run that left a 36-year-old man dead after she struck him with her white Audi SUV earlier this month in Stafford. The fatal crash happened just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, on Richmond Highway near Foreston Woods Drive, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.  Deputies said the victim was walking northbound on the right shoulder w…
‘Seriously, Let Me Go’: $5 Bribe Backfires For Repeat DUI Suspect, Sheriff Says ‘Seriously, Let Me Go’: $5 Bribe Backfires For Repeat DUI Suspect, Sheriff Says
‘Seriously, Let Me Go’: $5 Bribe Backfires For Repeat DUI Suspect, Sheriff Says A Virginia woman’s alleged attempt to bribe her way out of a crash investigation with a $5 bill didn’t get her a pass — it got her arrested, again. Carolyn Davis, 68, was arrested after deputies say she crashed her Ford Explorer into two parked cars in the Malvern Lakes Circle area and then tried to flee — all in front of a witness who was walking his dog. Stafford County Sheriff’s officials said a deputy was called to the scene just after 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, where there were reports of a hit-and-run involving a Ford that struck two unoccupied vehicles. When the deputy arrived to …
Audi Driver On The Run After Fatal Hit-Run Outside Busy Shopping Center: Cops Seize SUV Audi Driver On The Run After Fatal Hit-Run Outside Busy Shopping Center: Cops Seize SUV
Audi Driver On The Run After Fatal Hit-Run Outside Busy Shopping Center: Cops Seize SUV Authorities in Stafford County are hunting for the woman they say struck and killed a man with her white Audi SUV — and then sped away into the night. Gabriela Alejandra Bonilla Flores, 21, is wanted for hit and run resulting in death, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.  The fatal crash happened just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, on Richmond Highway near Foreston Woods Drive. Deputies say the victim, a 36-year-old man, was walking northbound along the right shoulder when he was hit by a vehicle that kept going. He was found dead at the scene. Her vehicle — a white Au…
Armed, Drunk Man Rams Car, Flees Cops In Wild Highway DMV Chase: Police Armed, Drunk Man Rams Car, Flees Cops In Wild Highway DMV Chase: Police
Armed, Drunk Man Rams Car, Flees Cops In Wild Highway DMV Chase: Police A Culpeper man is behind bars after allegedly flashing a gun, fleeing from police, and smashing into another driver during a reckless highway pursuit, officials said. Scott L. Wilks, 60, of Culpeper, was arrested after he allegedly sparked a fight at a business on the 700 block of Nalles Mill Road and then took off — armed and intoxicated — before crashing into another vehicle, the Culpeper Police Department said. Police were called around 8:40 p.m. after a fight broke out between two customers. Things quickly escalated.  After the physical altercation, Wilks allegedly went to hi…
Pedestrian Killed, White Audi SUV With Damage Sought By Deputies In DMV: Sheriff Pedestrian Killed, White Audi SUV With Damage Sought By Deputies In DMV: Sheriff
Pedestrian Killed, White Audi SUV With Damage Sought By Deputies In DMV: Sheriff A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Tuesday morning on Richmond Highway in Virginia, authorities said. Deputies responded to the area of Richmond Highway and Foreston Woods Drive just before 2 a.m. on Aug. 5, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. When they arrived, deputies found a 36-year-old man dead at the scene, officials said. “The preliminary investigation revealed the victim was walking Northbound on the right shoulder when he was struck by a passing vehicle,” the sheriff’s office said. “The driver then fled the scene.” Investigators say the crash site sugge…
Helmetless Maryland Teen Critically Hurt In Hit-Run With Minivan: Police Helmetless Maryland Teen Critically Hurt In Hit-Run With Minivan: Police
Helmetless Maryland Teen Critically Hurt In Hit-Run With Minivan: Police A helmetless teen dirt bike rider was left critically injured after a hit-and-run crash with a minivan in Maryland, police said. The crash happened around 7:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3 on Crain Highway near Main Avenue SW, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Police said an 18-year-old man from Glen Burnie was riding a Honda 125R dirt bike southbound on Crain Highway when he began weaving through traffic and disobeying traffic signals. He entered the center turn lane, just as a gold or tan minivan made a U-turn into his path. The dirt bike and the minivan collided. The miniv…
Upper Marlboro Man Killed Crossing Road In Hit-Run Crash: Driver Sought, Police Say Upper Marlboro Man Killed Crossing Road In Hit-Run Crash: Driver Sought, Police Say
Upper Marlboro Man Killed Crossing Road In Hit-Run Crash: Driver Sought, Police Say A Prince George’s County man was killed in a hit-and-run crash, and now state police are asking for help tracking down the driver who left him to die. Leroy Wedge, 43, of Upper Marlboro, was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by a vehicle that fled the area on Saturday morning, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers were called to the eastbound lanes of Maryland Route 202 near Wood Branch Court around 6:20 a.m. on Aug. 2, where Wedge had reportedly been trying to cross the road when he was hit. Police say the striking vehicle, believed to be a 2012–2014 GMC Terrain or Ch…