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Drivers Trapped As Maryland Storms Tear Down Utility Poles Across Highway (PHOTOS) Drivers Trapped As Maryland Storms Tear Down Utility Poles Across Highway (PHOTOS)
Drivers Trapped As Maryland Storms Tear Down Utility Poles Across Highway (Photos) The severe storms forecasters warned about all day finally hit Maryland — and they immediately started tearing down power poles across a major Frederick County roadway during the evening commute. Nearly a dozen utility poles snapped and crashed across Buckeystown Pike near Fingerboard Road on Wednesday, May 20, after powerful storms rolled through the area, according to Frederick County Fire & Rescue officials. Photos from the scene showed poles and live wires sprawled across Route 85 as stranded drivers sat trapped between the debris during heavy rain and darkening skies. The sce…

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by Zak Failla
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Teacher Killed When Tree Falls On Car 'Was Light In Every Room,' Family Says Teacher Killed When Tree Falls On Car 'Was Light In Every Room,' Family Says
Teacher Killed When Tree Falls On Car 'Was Light In Every Room,' Family Says She spent her life lifting up young minds — and her sudden loss has shaken a Virginia community to its core. Juliana Kai Russell, 27, a beloved business and information technology teacher at Thomas A. Edison High School in Alexandria, was killed when a tree fell onto her vehicle during the recent severe storms in Fairfax County, according to police and family. Officers with the Fairfax County Police Department responded on Friday, May 16 to the area of Frye Road and Pole Road in Woodlawn, where they found a 2020 Toyota Camry crushed under a fallen tree.  Russell, the driver, was found…

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