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Train Engineer Who Killed Star HS Football Player In Maryland To Face Charges: Reports Train Engineer Who Killed Star HS Football Player In Maryland To Face Charges: Reports
Train Engineer Who Killed Star HS Football Player In Maryland To Face Charges: Reports A train operator in Maryland has been charged in connection to the fatal crash that killed a star high school football player in his prime last year, according to multiple reports. MTA Light Rail operator Tavon Smith will face multiple charges for his role in the fatal crash that took the life of highly-touted prospect Lamar Patterson in Anne Arundel County last year. Specifically, he was charged with: Negligent manslaughter; Criminal negligence; Reckless endangerment. A star at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Patterson had offers to play at Penn State and other prestigious schools be…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Rescued By First Responders After Getting Trapped Under Metro Train In Friendship Heights Woman Rescued By First Responders After Getting Trapped Under Metro Train In Friendship Heights
Woman Rescued By First Responders After Getting Trapped Under Metro Train In Friendship Heights Officials say a woman was hospitalized after getting rescued when she found herself in a precarious position during rush hour. An incident involving a person under a metro train was announced at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 when a pedestrian required a rescue after becoming stuck under a train at the Friendship Heights station, according to a DC Fire and EMS spokesperson. One Person Under a Train https://t.co/5vBpT5915c — Montgomery Fire Wire (@MoCoFireWire) October 6, 2022 Multiple first responders from several agencies responded to the scene following the reported stri…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Person Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Found Underneath Train At Wheaton Metro Station Person Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Found Underneath Train At Wheaton Metro Station
Person Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Found Underneath Train At Wheaton Metro Station A victim suffered serious injuries after being found underneath a train on the tracks at the Wheaton Metro Station, authorities say. The adult victim was reported underneath the train around 11:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 4, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. The patient was able to be extracted from the tracks and rushed to a hospital with reportedly serious injuries.  Details surrounding the patient's current condition and extent of the injuries, or what led to the incident were not immediately available.  

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by Annie DeVoe
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Fatal Pedestrian Crash Stops Amtrak Trains Along East Coast Fatal Pedestrian Crash Stops Amtrak Trains Along East Coast
Fatal Pedestrian Crash Stops Amtrak Trains Along East Coast Amtrak trains along the East Coast were at a standstill due to a fatal pedestrian strike north of Washington DC and a junkyard fire in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Riders were told around 7 p.m. that they'd be stuck in their locations due to the massive fire and person struck by the train in Lanham, Maryland. Both incidents forced Amtrak to halt service throughout the region, up through Penn Station in New York. Some trains began moving around 8:10 p.m. #BreakingNews All #Amtrak activity north of Washington, DC has been halted after a train struck a pedestrian north of the New Ca…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine