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7 Killed In 4 Crashes Across Maryland During Deadly 35-Hour Stretch: State Police
Maryland roads turned deadly again and again over the weekend.
Seven people were killed in four separate crashes between early Saturday, Aug. 29, and Sunday afternoon, including a mother and daughter from Virginia and three people who died in the weekend's final wreck, according to Maryland State Police.
The crashes stretched across Carroll, Montgomery, Harford and Allegany counties, with three unfolding in less than 24 hours.
The first came shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday.
Garrett Reid Luber, 21, of Hampstead, was heading north on Maryland Route 91 in Carroll County when his Volkswagen Jet…
114K Car Seats Recalled Over Injury Risks For Infants
More than 114,000 infant car seats are being recalled because their carrying handles can partially detach, increasing the risk that a child could fall and be injured.
Britax Child Safety issued the recall for 114,660 B-Safe infant car seats, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report submitted on Thursday, Aug. 20. The recall covers several models, including B-Safe Gen 2, B-Safe Gen 2 Flexfit, B-Safe Gen 2 Flexfit Plus, B-Safe 35, B-Safe Ultra, and Endeavours.
A screw on one side of the car seat's handle assembly can loosen due to extended use and wear. T…
Mother, Daughter Killed By Wrong-Way Mustang Driver On I-270 In Maryland: State Police
A family trip through Maryland ended with a mother and daughter dead and two others rushed to the hospital.
Musammat Shamima Begum, 46, of Burke, and her daughter, Areebah Jahin, 23, of Alexandria, were riding in a Toyota Camry on I-270 in Montgomery County on Saturday, Aug. 29, when police say a Mustang came at them from the wrong direction.
It was shortly before 6:50 p.m.
The Camry was heading south near Democracy Boulevard when Jose Caballero Nolasco, 32, of Germantown, allegedly drove his Ford Mustang north into the southbound lanes, according to a preliminary Maryland State Police inv…
