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MD Dad, Business Owner ID'd After Fatal PA Motorcycle Crash: Coroner MD Dad, Business Owner ID'd After Fatal PA Motorcycle Crash: Coroner
MD Dad, Business Owner ID'd After Fatal PA Motorcycle Crash: Coroner A 48-year-old Maryland man died at the scene of a crash in Pennsylvania, authorities said on Thursday, June 13.  Andrew "Andy" Adelsberger, 48 of Boonsboro, MD, had an accidental death due to multiple blunt force injuries, according to the Adams County Coroner's Office. Andy was wearing a helmet when he lost control of his motorcycle on PA Route 116/Fairfield Road westbound near Valley View Trail, according to Carroll Valley police. The motorcycle went on to strike a tree approximately 10 feet from the side of the highway around 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, authorities detailed.  Rt. 1…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Teen Killed, 2 Injured In Maryland Townhouse Fire: Police Teen Killed, 2 Injured In Maryland Townhouse Fire: Police
Teen Killed, 2 Injured In Maryland Townhouse Fire: Police A 15-year-old girl was killed in a Maryland townhouse fire Wednesday night, while two other victims were injured, police announced. The Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services responded to the blaze on the 11500 block of Shell Flower Lane in Columbia around 7:30 p.m. March 20. Crews found heavy flames coming from the second story and brought the fire under control in about 20 minutes. The HCDFRS confirmed Thursday morning that Katie Chase, 15, had died in the fire, and its cause was accidental. Two others, meanwhile, were taken to the hospital for evaluation. The family was …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner
Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner A 23-year-old Whitehall Maryland man died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash involving a septic truck in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon, authorities say.  Jacob Bertazon was heading north on Barrens Road with he crossed over the double yellow line for an unknown reason near the intersection of Barton Circle striking a septic tanker truck on Dec. 21 around  2:30 p.m., according to the York County coroner's officer and Pennsylvania state police.  Bertazon died an accidental death due to multiple blunt-force trauma, as certified by Deputy Coroner Milly Y…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Two Infants, Woman Killed, Six Hospitalized Following Crash At Pennsylvania-Maryland Stateline Two Infants, Woman Killed, Six Hospitalized Following Crash At Pennsylvania-Maryland Stateline
Two Infants, Woman Killed, Six Hospitalized Following Crash At Pennsylvania-Maryland Stateline Nine people from Chambersburg were in a deadly single-vehicle crash near the Pennsylvania-Maryland Stateline on Sunday, Dec. 4, authorities say.  59-year-old Mary Gordon lost control of her vehicle and crashed her 2018 Dodge Journey into a tree in the 5900 block of Little Cove Rd. at around 1:56 a.m., according to Pennsylvania state police. She was airlifted and taken to WellSpan York Hospital where she died an accidental death caused by multiple blunt force injuries at 5:43 a.m., as certified by York County Deputy Coroner Kayla Starner. Two girls who were passengers listed as "0 years old…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Man Strangled By Pet Snake Shot By Police Dies Days Later PA Man Strangled By Pet Snake Shot By Police Dies Days Later
PA Man Strangled By Pet Snake Shot By Police Dies Days Later A Pennsylvania man who was strangled by his pet snake has died days after the incident, authorities said. Elliot Senseman, 27, died from anoxic brain injury due to asphyxiation by constriction after an 18-foot Boa constrictor-type snake wrapped itself around the man's neck inside his Church Street home in Fogelsville (Upper Macungie Township) on Wednesday, July 20, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The snake completely cut off oxygen to Senseman's brain, the coroner's office said. Officers arrived around 2:10 p.m. to find Senseman in cardiac arrest with the snake still wrapp…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Woman Run Over, Killed By Her Own SUV Outside Maryland Taco Bell: Police Woman Run Over, Killed By Her Own SUV Outside Maryland Taco Bell: Police
Woman Run Over, Killed By Her Own SUV Outside Maryland Taco Bell: Police An 81-year-old woman was killed after accidentally being run over by her own SUV in St. Mary’s County, officials announced. Mechanicsville's Doris Marita Thompson was parked in front of Taco Bell on Triangle in Charlotte Hall when she got out of her 2013 Ford Escape, which began rolling backwards across the parking lot around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 6, officials in St. Mary's County said. She was run over and pronounced dead at the scene, according to Jason Babcock, the Public Information Officer for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Department. Operator error appears to be the c…

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by Zak Failla
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Missing Woman, 33, Found Dead In Virginia (UPDATE) Missing Woman, 33, Found Dead In Virginia (UPDATE)
Missing Woman, 33, Found Dead In Virginia (Update) A 33-year-old woman reported missing was found dead in Virginia, authorities said. Kelley Muscara's body was found the morning of Saturday, May 14 by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in the area of Kincora Drive in Sterling, they said. Investigators believe there was no foul play involved in Muscara's death and are ruling it as accidental, the office said on Monday.  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is assisting in the investigation. More information will be released once it is available. Anyone with any additional information regarding the case is asked to conta…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Dad Killed By Falling Tree In Annapolis Sends Shockwaves Through Community Dad Killed By Falling Tree In Annapolis Sends Shockwaves Through Community
Dad Killed By Falling Tree In Annapolis Sends Shockwaves Through Community Mindy Fought's favorite thing to do with her husband Federico Garduño "was to hang out with him."  The Annapolis native was heavily involved in a comedy sketch writing group in Brooklyn before meeting his wife and becoming a father to his four-year-old son, Iggy. During that time, he touched many people's funny bones in the best way imaginable.  "Fed was the funniest and smartest person in any room he was in," Federico's friend Dan said on a GoFundMe page for his family. "He had an astonishing ability to come up with just the smartest, goofiest jokes on a dime and deliver them like they we…

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by David Cifarelli