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Maryland Pedestrian Dies Weeks After Crash, Family Notified More Than Month Later, Police Say
A Maryland pedestrian died weeks after being struck by a vehicle, but it took investigators more than a month to track down his family.
District resident Anthony Wright, 65, was struck at approximately 1:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, while walking along Indian Head Highway near Farmington Road in Accokeek, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.
Wright survived the initial crash and was taken to a hospital, where he spent more than three weeks before dying from his injuries on Friday, Aug. 28.
His family wouldn't learn of his death for another 40 days.
According to poli…
Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say
A Pennsylvania police officer whose death was initially described as a “sudden medical emergency” was strangled to death during a fight, investigators now say.
Michael “Mike” McGeehan, 44, a longtime Middlesex Township police officer and father of five, died following an altercation with 25-year-old Paden Edward Frey on July 11, according to the Lycoming Regional Police Department.
Frey, of Cogan Station, was arrested at his home without incident early Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, with assistance from the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office, police said.
He has been charged with murder, stran…
