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Maryland Marks Work Zone Safety Week, Worker Killed Less Than 24 Hours Later Maryland Marks Work Zone Safety Week, Worker Killed Less Than 24 Hours Later
Maryland Marks Work Zone Safety Week, Worker Killed Less Than 24 Hours Later A Maryland highway worker was struck and killed on the Capital Beltway just one day after the state marked the end of Work Zone Safety Week, prompting outrage from his union and renewed calls for drivers to slow down. Robert W. Dempsey, 40, of Ellicott City, was killed shortly before noon on Saturday, April 25, while working along the Inner Loop near Route 414 in Forestville, Maryland State Police said. Dempsey was outside his emergency vehicle setting up cones on the ramp from St. Barnabas Road when he was hit by a passing SUV, investigators said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The…

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Deputy Struck By Drunk Driver During Crash Investigation In Virginia, Sheriff Says Deputy Struck By Drunk Driver During Crash Investigation In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Deputy Struck By Drunk Driver During Crash Investigation In Virginia, Sheriff Says A Virginia driver who sped through a crash scene and struck a deputy in Spotsylvania is facing charges for allegedly drinking and driving, authorities announced. Jason Davis, 47, was arrested at an area 7-Eleven after causing chaos for members of the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office, leaving one deputy in "significant pain."  The incident happened shortly after 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, when deputies were working a crash at Courthouse Road and Southpoint Parkway, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. While deputies were directing traffic, a silver Honda appro…

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WATCH: Drunk Driver Slams Into Deputy's Cruiser During Maryland Traffic Stop WATCH: Drunk Driver Slams Into Deputy's Cruiser During Maryland Traffic Stop
Watch: Drunk Driver Slams Into Deputy's Cruiser During Maryland Traffic Stop A Maryland deputy narrowly escaped serious injury when an allegedly drunk and speeding driver slammed into his cruiser during a routine traffic stop — and it was all caught on camera, police said. The crash happened just before 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, on eastbound Route 50 near Romancoke Road in Queen Anne’s County, according to the sheriff's office. Deputy First Class Schulz had pulled over a driver and was still in his patrol car when a separate vehicle — reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed — crashed into the back of his cruiser, authorities said. Video of the crash ca…

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