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Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Maryland Hit-Run Crash; Police Seek White Work Van (
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New details have been released by the Prince George's County Police Department after a 37-year-old woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver over the weekend. Temple Hills resident Portia Newton has been identified by investigators as the person who was found in the roadway on Saturday night. According to police, at around 8:50 p.m. on Nov. 16, officers were called to the 4400 block of Saint Barnabas Road, where they found Newton suffering from traumatic injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say that a white work van - either a GMC Savanna or Chevy …
Police & Fire
Police ID Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver Near I-695 On-Ramp In Maryland
A 35-year-old man was killed by a hit-and-run driver near an on-ramp of I-695 in Anne Arundel County, according to police. Edward Broseker, Jr., who has no fixed address, has been identified by investigators as the person killed overnight by a driver who fled the scene in Glen Burnie. According to a spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Police Department, shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10, officers were called to the area of Ritchie Highway at the on-ramp of the interstate, where there were reports of a man down in the roadway after being struck by a driver. Upon arrival, firs…
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Driver Charged For Causing Fatal Chain-Reaction Crash On I-70: MD State Police
A truck driver from Georgia who got behind the wheel of his tractor-trailer while intoxicated is facing charges in Maryland for causing a fatal five-vehicle crash in Washington County. Ray Pittman, 62, was arrested on Thursday night after setting off a chain-reaction crash that resulted in the death of 27-year-old Hagerstown resident Morgan Suter. ** I-70 WB CLOSED at DUAL HWY / US40 / Exit 32 ** IAO I70 WB & BEAVER CREEK RD PERS INJURY COLLISION CO10 E03 RS10... Posted by Washington County MD Fire Calls on Thursday, October 3, 2024 Investigators say that shortly after 5 p.m.…
Traffic
Motorcyclist, 19, Killed In Maryland SUV Crash Identified By Police
A 19-year-old motorcyclist was killed in Maryland after being involved in a crash with an SUV in Anne Arundel County on Sunday afternoon, police say. Lothian resident Daniel Joseph Helmly, Jr. has been identified by investigators as the person who was fatally struck by a Ford Expedition early in the afternoon on Sept. 22. According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, at around 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, officers were called to investigate a crash on Solomon’s Island Road at Old South River Road South, not far from the South River Bridge in Edgewater. Investigators say…
Traffic
Pedestrian Killed By Intoxicated Driver In Montgomery County Identified By Police
A 39-year-old WSCC worker was killed after being struck by a DUI driver early Sunday, Sept. 8 in Montgomery County, police said. Clinton's Ernest Joseph Dyson was working at New Hampshire Avenue and Rodney Road in Hillandale, when he was struck by a 2011 Volkswagen CC around 4:40 a.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of a black 2011 Volkswagen CC was reportedly uninjured. Dyson, a WSSC Water employee, was on the job at the time he was struck, according to police. No additional details were provided. To my other son Ernest Dyson I’m lost…
News
Pedestrian Walking In Roadway Fatally Struck By Driver In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
One driver was able to avoid a pedestrian from South Carolina, but a second was unable to swerve out of the way in St. Mary's County, resulting in a fatal strike, the sheriff says. Gaston resident Lew William Chavis, 39, has been identified by officials as the pedestrian killed in an early morning strike in Charlotte Hall. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1, patrol officers were called to the area of Three Notch Road and Carpenter Lane in Charlotte Hall, where paramedics were attempting to revive Chavis. Investigators say that a&…
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Police ID Motorcyclist Killed After Being Ejected From Bike In Maryland Crash With Pole
A 30-year-old Montgomery County man was killed after being ejected from his bike when he struck a metal light support pole in White Oak, police say. Silver Spring resident Christian Ronaldo Guillen has been identified by investigators as the person who was killed on Saturday afternoon while riding through the area. The crash was reported shortly before 6 p.m. on Aug. 10 in the area of Lockwood Drive and Columbia Pike. Investigators say that Guillen was riding a Honda CBR600 motorcycle north on Columbia Pike when he attempted to make a right turn onto Lockwood Drive. He struck the po…
News
Motorcyclist Killed In Laurel Crash
A motorcyclist was killed in an overnight crash in Laurel, police said. The unidentified man was heading north on Washington Boulevard on a Suzuki GSX-S750 when it struck a truck turning left near Lynn Buff Court around 4:10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, Howard County police said. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The occupants of the truck were uninjured. The cause of the collision is under investigation. Washington Boulevard in the area of the collision was closed for approximately 3 ½ hours.
Obituaries
Motorcyclist Killed In Maryland Crash Leaves Behind Two Children, Reeling Family
Friends and family are still shell-shocked days after a doting dad of two young children was killed in a motorcycle crash in Calvert County. Paul O'Neal, 36, was killed on July 14 after crashing into the back of a Dodge 3500 pick-up on Maryland Route 4 in Lusby near the intersection of Nursery Road. O'Neal was treated at the scene by first responders, but was pronounced dead at the scene, now the community is rallying around his struggling loved ones. "I can’t believe I even have to write these words," one family member said. "Please keep my cousin and her babies in your prayers. "We’ve…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash Involving SUV At Maryland Intersection: Police
For the fourth time in a week, a motorcyclist was killed in a Maryland crash, this time in Prince George's County. At approximately 3:40 a.m. on Saturday morning, officers were called to the area of Pennsylvania Avenue and Parkland Drive, where there was a reported crash with a motorcyclist down. Google Maps street view According to the Prince George's County Police Department, the man was pronounced dad at the crash scene by first responders. The driver of the SUV involved in the fatal crash remained at the scene to assist with the investigation and was uninjured. It is uncl…
Obituaries
Hard-Working Grandfather Of Three Killed In Maryland Crash Was 'Bright Light'
Friends and family of a 62-year-old grandfather who was killed in District Heights last week are reeling after he was struck by a driver in Prince George's County. District Heights Willie Evans, Jr. was identified by police as the pedestrian who was killed late on Friday, June 7 while he was walking in the area of Pennsylvania Avenue and Forestville Road. First responders found Evans lying in the roadway, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. It is unclear what caused the crash. Following his death, the community has been rallying support for Evans' loved ones, with several…
Police & Fire
Police ID Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Two Drivers In Maryland (
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Police have identified the pedestrian from Anne Arundel who was killed during a late-night crash in Prince George's County earlier this week after being struck by two drivers along a Bowie roadway. At approximately 9:10 p.m. on Monday, June 3, officers were called to the area of Enterprise Road and Chantilly Lane, where there was a reported crash involving a pedestrian, later identified as West River resident Michael Pyles, who was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Investigators say that a driver was heading west on Enterprise Road when he struck Pyles in the road, and a sec…
Traffic
Father Dead, 7-Year-Old Son Injured In Maryland Construction Zone Crash: State Police
A 41-year-old father was killed, and his son suffered injuries in a crash in Carroll County on Friday night, according to Maryland State Police. Hampstead resident Geoffrey Brittingham has been identified by investigators as the person killed in a construction zone crash that also left his 7-year-old son injured. Police say that Brittingham was traveling north on Emory Road at Cedarhurst Road shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Friday, May 30 in Finksburg. Investigators believe he failed to stop for a closed construction zone at the North Branch Patapsco River bridge replacement projec…
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