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One Dead, Nine Injured In Wrong-Way I-495 Crash In MD: State Police One Dead, Nine Injured In Wrong-Way I-495 Crash In MD: State Police
One Dead, Nine Injured In Wrong-Way I-495 Crash In MD: State Police Nine people were injured and one killed in a wild wrong-way multi-vehicle crash late on Tuesday night in Montgomery County, state police say. Shortly before 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, Maryland State Police in Rockville received several reports of a white Mercedes SUV that was driving in the opposite lanes of I-270 near Rockledge Drive. Police say that Jayleen Hannor, 23, of Macon, Georgia, made his way southbound in the northbound lanes of I-270 until he hit the outer loop of I-495. Then things took a turn for the worse. The Mercedes eventually crashed into a Lexus and Nissan Pathfin…

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by Zak Failla
Business
DMV Pizzerias Named Among Best In America DMV Pizzerias Named Among Best In America
DMV Pizzerias Named Among Best In America Thin-crust or deep-dish, Yelp's latest rundown of the 100 best pizzerias in US and Canada has something for everyone. Including three pizzerias in the DMV. The user-review site identified businesses in the pizza category, then ranked those spots using a number of factors including the total volume and ratings of reviews. Here are the DMV spots on the list: 32. Pizzoco Pizza Parlor, Winchester, Virginia: Pizzoco is owned by Rappahannock County brothers Jesse and Steve Von Fange, who grew up cooking and both spent time at the helm of Rudy's Pizza in Sperryville, the restaurant's website say…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Passenger Dies After Multi-Vehicle I-270 Crash In Maryland, State Police Say Passenger Dies After Multi-Vehicle I-270 Crash In Maryland, State Police Say
Passenger Dies After Multi-Vehicle I-270 Crash In Maryland, State Police Say One person was killed and two others injured in an early-morning crash on I-270 in Maryland, state police said Thabiso Mandela Mokuena, 24, was allegedly impaired and driving a Tesla shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 when a chain-reaction crash led to the death of 35-year-old Sandra Lorena Morales De Arevala. On Sunday morning, troopers from the Maryland State Police Rockville Barrack were dispatched to a stretch of I-270 south near Montrose Road, where there were two separate, but related crashes reported. Police said that the preliminary investigation determined that a 2015 Tes…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Virginia Man Busted By Undercover Agent In Maryland Posing As Teen Girl: Police Virginia Man Busted By Undercover Agent In Maryland Posing As Teen Girl: Police
Virginia Man Busted By Undercover Agent In Maryland Posing As Teen Girl: Police A Virginia man has been arrested for sexual exploitation of a minor after he was caught trying to meet up with an underage girl in Maryland, authorities say. Jose M. Jimenez, 34, of McLean, Virginia, had thought he was talking to a 15-year-old girl on social media, but in reality, was actually having a conversation with a Montgomery County detective posing as the child, Montgomery County police say. Jimenez initiated the sexually-charged conversation with the "girl" online, and agreed to meet up with her in Montgomery County, according to police. On Wednesday, Aug. 17, Jimenez traveled fro…

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by Annie DeVoe