22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Fighting For Life After Being Flown From Southern Maryland Crash 22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Fighting For Life After Being Flown From Southern Maryland Crash
22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Fighting For Life After Being Flown From Southern Maryland Crash What started as an evening ride through Southern Maryland ended with a 22-year-old motorcyclist being flown to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Leo Cianciolo remains in critical condition after a crash on Mechanicsville Road that drew a major emergency response, shut down part of the roadway, and ended with him being rushed away by a state police helicopter, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, first responders were called to investigate a reported crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle. Investigators say an 86-year-ol…
Five Dead, 34 Hurt After Bus Slams Into Traffic On I-95 (DEVELOPING) Five Dead, 34 Hurt After Bus Slams Into Traffic On I-95 (DEVELOPING)
Five Dead, 34 Hurt After Bus Slams Into Traffic On I-95 (Developing) Five people were killed, and dozens more were injured early on Friday morning on I-95 in Virginia when a bus plowed into slowed traffic, officials confirmed. The crash was reported around 2:35 a.m. on May 29, near the 146-mile marker of the southbound lanes of the interstate in Stafford, where traffic was slowing for an upcoming work zone, according to Virginia State Police. The bus failed to slow down and instead crashed into six vehicles. The I-95 crash in Virginia. Virginia State Police By sunrise, the aftermath stretched across the interstate and beyond it. Photos release…
Ambulance Crash At Busy Maryland Intersection Sends Four To Hospital (DEVELOPING) Ambulance Crash At Busy Maryland Intersection Sends Four To Hospital (DEVELOPING)
Ambulance Crash At Busy Maryland Intersection Sends Four To Hospital (Developing) Four people were seriously injured in Maryland on Thursday when an ambulance slammed into another vehicle during the morning commute, officials say. Shortly before 7:15 a.m. on May 28, crews were called to the intersection of Addison Road and Ronald Road in Walker Mill, where there was a reported crash involving a Prince George's County Fire Department ambulance and a second vehicle. Investigators say two men in the vehicle and two PGFD employees were taken to the hospital with what were described as "serious, but non-life-threatening injuries." Details about the crash were not released la…
‘HEY! YOU CAN’T PARK THERE’: Boulder Causes Chaos For Commuters In Northern Virginia ‘HEY! YOU CAN’T PARK THERE’: Boulder Causes Chaos For Commuters In Northern Virginia
‘HEY! YOU CAN’T Park There’: Boulder Causes Chaos For Commuters In Northern Virginia Virginia drivers already dodge enough nonsense on the road. Thursday morning added one more: a runaway boulder. Deputies in Fauquier County were called to the intersection of Lee Highway and Route 605 north of Warrenton after a massive boulder slid out of a dump truck and landed squarely in the roadway, blocking traffic and bringing the morning commute to a very confused halt. Not gravel. Not debris. A whole boulder. Photos from the scene showed the giant rock sitting in the middle of the intersection like it paid taxes there while deputies inspected the truck that lost it. The Fauquier …
Car Slams Into Oxygen Tank Outside Maryland Nursing Facility, Triggering HazMat Response Car Slams Into Oxygen Tank Outside Maryland Nursing Facility, Triggering HazMat Response
Car Slams Into Oxygen Tank Outside Maryland Nursing Facility, Triggering HazMat Response A vehicle smashed into a liquid oxygen tank outside of an assisted living facility in Maryland, triggering a multi-agency HazMat emergency response on Wednesday morning. Shortly after 9:15 a.m. on May 27, first responders were called to the Complete Care Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation in the 4900 block of La Salle Road in Chillum, according to Prince George's County Fire and EMS officials. Early reports from the scene raised fears of a possible mass patient care incident after the vehicle struck an exterior liquid oxygen tank connected to the facility. That immediately led to a large…
Bus Fire Shuts Down I-70 In Maryland Near I-81 During Rainy Morning Commute (DEVELOPING) Bus Fire Shuts Down I-70 In Maryland Near I-81 During Rainy Morning Commute (DEVELOPING)
Bus Fire Shuts Down I-70 In Maryland Near I-81 During Rainy Morning Commute (Developing) Drivers hit the brakes on I-70 Wednesday morning after a bus burst into flames near the busy I-81 interchange in Washington County. The fire broke out around 6:40 a.m. on the westbound side of I-70 near Exit 26 in the Hagerstown area, shutting down all westbound lanes during the rainy morning commute. Traffic cameras showed thick backups stretching behind the scene as emergency crews surrounded the burning bus. According to multiple reports, the fire started after a tire blew out. Students and the driver were able to get off the bus safely before flames spread through the vehicle. By mid…
Dulles No Longer Sole US Entry Point For Travelers Covered Under Ebola Restrictions Dulles No Longer Sole US Entry Point For Travelers Covered Under Ebola Restrictions
Dulles No Longer Sole US Entry Point For Travelers Covered Under Ebola Restrictions Washington Dulles International Airport is no longer the only US airport handling travelers covered under the federal government’s Ebola-related travel restrictions tied to the growing outbreak in Central Africa. Just days after the Department of Homeland Security ordered affected travelers to funnel through Dulles for enhanced screening, federal officials announced the list is expanding again. Beginning Thursday night, May 28, travelers arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan will also be allowed to enter through New York’s John F. Kennedy International A…
Salvadoran Soccer Player Faces Long Recovery After Crash Leaves Him Without Arm In Maryland Salvadoran Soccer Player Faces Long Recovery After Crash Leaves Him Without Arm In Maryland
Salvadoran Soccer Player Faces Long Recovery After Crash Leaves Him Without Arm In Maryland What should have been another normal spring weekend turned into a nightmare for a Maryland family after a devastating crash left a 23-year-old soccer-loving son with catastrophic injuries and an uncertain future. Now, Hector Zamora's family is asking the community for help. Zamora, who turns 24 later this month, suffered life-altering injuries in a crash in May, according to a GoFundMe launched by organizer Griselda Benitez in Seabrook. His 14-year-old sister was also inside the vehicle, though relatives said she escaped with only minor injuries. Hector wasn’t as lucky. The El Salvador n…
Power Line Crashes Onto Richmond Highway In Virginia Triggering Memorial Day Delays Power Line Crashes Onto Richmond Highway In Virginia Triggering Memorial Day Delays
Power Line Crashes Onto Richmond Highway In Virginia Triggering Memorial Day Delays Commuters were delayed in Virginia on Monday afternoon as Memorial Day got off to a strange start in Fairfax County. First responders were called around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, May 25, to a stretch of Richmond Highway in Woodlawn near the intersection of Sacremento Drive, where there was a single-vehicle crash that ended with a power line down, officials say. Fairfax County Police No injuries were reported. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, drivers are urged to avoid the area while crews make repairs. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Check back to Daily…
Driver Pulled From I-270 Tractor-Trailer Crash Dies After Rush Hour Collision In Maryland Driver Pulled From I-270 Tractor-Trailer Crash Dies After Rush Hour Collision In Maryland
Driver Pulled From I-270 Tractor-Trailer Crash Dies After Rush Hour Collision In Maryland A Maryland driver died after becoming trapped inside a mangled vehicle during a violent crash with a tractor trailer on I-270 Friday morning. Rescue crews rushed to the northbound express lanes near Shady Grove Road around 7:30 a.m., where firefighters found the passenger vehicle crushed in the wreckage during the height of rush-hour traffic in Montgomery County. Firefighters worked to cut the driver from the destroyed vehicle as medics launched what officials described as aggressive lifesaving efforts at the scene. The driver was removed in critical condition but later died from his injur…
Massive Emergency Response Shuts Down Stretch Of I-95 In Maryland (UPDATED) Massive Emergency Response Shuts Down Stretch Of I-95 In Maryland (UPDATED)
Massive Emergency Response Shuts Down Stretch Of I-95 In Maryland (Updated) A massive police response brought traffic to a crawl along one of Maryland’s busiest highway corridors Thursday afternoon, shutting down lanes on I-95 and MD-198. All northbound lanes of the interstate were shut down shortly before noon on Thursday, May 21, in Laurel, according to officials. Traffic on I-95 in Maryland. Maryland DOT The westbound ramp from MD-198 to I-95 northbound was also shut down as emergency crews flooded the area. I-95 NB LL at MD-198. Prince George's County, MD. All lanes are blocked on the I-95 NB local lanes additionally, the MD-198 WB ramp to I-95 NB i…
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…