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Orphaned Siblings Who Lost Parents In Weekend Maryland Crash Get Big Boost Orphaned Siblings Who Lost Parents In Weekend Maryland Crash Get Big Boost
Orphaned Siblings Who Lost Parents In Weekend Maryland Crash Get Big Boost A Maryland community is coming together to support siblings whose parents were killed in a crash over the weekend. More than $200,000 had been raised for the children of Charlene "Charlie" and Kyle Savage as of Tuesday, May 24, the Facebook fundraiser reads.  The fundraiser — created by Kester Irwin Hanley Crosse II — is intended to help the Savage's oldest son, Kyle Jr., begin college at Hampton and is on track to graduate from Dematha Catholic High School. Knico will begin high school in the fall. It is with deep sadness that we share that the parents of senior Kyle Savage ‘22 pass…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Car Jumps Curb, Hits 4 People In Fairfax County: Police (DEVELOPING) Car Jumps Curb, Hits 4 People In Fairfax County: Police (DEVELOPING)
Car Jumps Curb, Hits 4 People In Fairfax County: Police (Developing) A car left the road and hit four people, sending several to the hospital, in Annandale before noon on on Friday, May 20, Fairfax County Police said on Twitter. Crash Reconstruction detectives are on scene of a pedestrian crash in 7200 blk Maple Pl Annandale. Prelim, driver left road & struck 4 pedestrians. Driver/passenger/pedestrians taken to hospital. 1 considered life threatening. Maple Pl closed between Annandale Rd & Daniels Ave. pic.twitter.com/6OKXc7Wfjj — Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) May 20, 2022 Paramedics rushed the driver, a passenger, and the pedestrians …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Smart Car Crossed Over Center Lane In Crash That Killed One In Baltimore County: Police Smart Car Crossed Over Center Lane In Crash That Killed One In Baltimore County: Police
Smart Car Crossed Over Center Lane In Crash That Killed One In Baltimore County: Police The driver of a smart car that crossed over the center line and struck oncoming traffic in Baltimore County has died, authorities say. Paul Roberts, 55, was traveling north in a 2009 Daimler smart car, when the car crossed into the southbound lane and struck a 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe on York Road near Coachmans Way around 6:15 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, say Baltimore County Police.  Roberts was pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver of the Tahoe was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Baltimore County Police Crash Team is currently investigating t…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Virginia Man Slain Days After Daughter Dies In I-95 Crash Virginia Man Slain Days After Daughter Dies In I-95 Crash
Virginia Man Slain Days After Daughter Dies In I-95 Crash Ciera Berry's family had to do the unthinkable recently and begin planning the 28-year-old, mother of nine's funeral after she died in a fiery car crash. Less than a week later, they were struck with another tragedy.  Berry, of Triangle, died when her Nissan clipped another car on Interstate 95 while changing lanes on May 9. The impact sent her car careening into another and then off the road.  Witnesses pulled her passenger out of the vehicle, but Berry was trapped inside the burning car. She died at the scene, WTOP said.  Her father, Miles Hall, 52, was shot to death in a …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Pickup Driver Dead In Glen Burnie Crash Pickup Driver Dead In Glen Burnie Crash
Pickup Driver Dead In Glen Burnie Crash A 65-year-old Bowie man died in a crash Saturday just after midnight in Glen Burnie, authorities said. Kurt Ignatius Johnson was heading north on West Nursery Road approaching River Road when he lost control on a curve and struck a utility pole around 12:10 a.m., Anne Arundel County Police said. The Anne Arundel County Fire Department extricated Johnson, who was taken to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore.  He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. The driver will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy. The next of ki…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Virginia Woman Killed In Overnight Fairfax County Car Crash: Police 20-Year-Old Virginia Woman Killed In Overnight Fairfax County Car Crash: Police
20-Year-Old Virginia Woman Killed In Overnight Fairfax County Car Crash: Police A 20-year-old woman has died in an overnight single-car crash in Fairfax County and the driver is being charged with her death, according to authorities. Danight Girmay, of Lorton, was killed in the crash that occurred at the intersection of Manchester Boulevard and Beulah Street in Franconia around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, Fairfax County Police said.  Correction: The crash occurred at Manchester Blvd and Beulah St in Franconia. #FCPDhttps://t.co/fRL9DLyVQD — Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) May 12, 2022 The driver, 20-year-old Sara Flores, also of Lorton, was said to be…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Baltimore Man, 51, Crashes Into Multiple Objects, Dies In Anne Arundel County: Police Baltimore Man, 51, Crashes Into Multiple Objects, Dies In Anne Arundel County: Police
Baltimore Man, 51, Crashes Into Multiple Objects, Dies In Anne Arundel County: Police A Baltimore man is dead after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into multiple objects in Hanover, authorities say. Officers say that McKinley Jasper Lipscomb 3rd, 51, lost control of his vehicle for undetermined reasons around 8:15 p.m. on Route 100 near Harmons Road, according to the Anne Arundel County Police. Lipscomb's SUV left the roadway and nearly struck a bridge on the right shoulder before crossing both eastbound lanes and ramming into a guardrail, police said.  The vehicle then crossed back across both eastbound lanes and hit two trees in a wooded area before overtu…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Pulled From Burning Car After Crashing Into MSP Cruiser, Trooper: Police Drunk Driver Pulled From Burning Car After Crashing Into MSP Cruiser, Trooper: Police
Drunk Driver Pulled From Burning Car After Crashing Into MSP Cruiser, Trooper: Police A Maryland has been arrested for driving under the influence after be was pulled from his burning vehicle that crashed into a Maryland State Police patrol car and struck a trooper, authorities said.  Francis Ndoh apparently crashed into the rear of an officer's patrol vehicle on northbound Route 1 and Ritz Way in Beltsville around 2 a.m. on Monday, May 9, Maryland State Police said. The impact then struck the trooper standing outside the vehicle and sent him flying about 10-15 away from the crash. The trooper was taken to a local hospital for treatment and was later rel…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Driver With Deer In Neck Flown After Route 50 Crash (DEVELOPING) Driver With Deer In Neck Flown After Route 50 Crash (DEVELOPING)
Driver With Deer In Neck Flown After Route 50 Crash (Developing) A crash on Route 40 sent two people to the hospital, one with a deer entangled into the victim's neck, according to developing reports and authorities. A Kia that was heading west when it struck a deer that went into the eastbound lane and hit a Jeep, overturning it Monday, May 9 in Frederick County, according to the Maryland State Police said. The male driver of the Jeep was airlifted to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore for treatment of his injuries. The female passenger of the jeep was transported by ambulance to the Meritus Medical Center, police say. The ro…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Hit-And-Run Suspect Flees Scene On Foot In Montgomery County: Officials Hit-And-Run Suspect Flees Scene On Foot In Montgomery County: Officials
Hit-And-Run Suspect Flees Scene On Foot In Montgomery County: Officials The driver behind a hit-and-run in Montgomery County allegedly fled the scene of the crash on foot, according to fire officials and unconfirmed reports.  The accident happened at the I-495 Beltway between Connecticut Avenue and Georgia Avenue in Bethesda around 8:40 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, Montgomery County fire officials said on Twitter.  IL I495 Beltway btwn Connecticut Av & Georgia Av, collision, single vehicle involved w/ rollover & entrapment, 1 patient out of vehicle while another patient believed to have left scene (on foot), @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluating 1 patient, @mcfrs A707,…

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by David Cifarelli
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East Stroudsburg Grad Killed In Fiery NJ Crash (TRIBUTE) East Stroudsburg Grad Killed In Fiery NJ Crash (TRIBUTE)
East Stroudsburg Grad Killed In Fiery NJ Crash (Tribute) Alysha Menzies "always had a song in her head and her heart," a loved one wrote in tribute as word spread that the music tragically and unexpectedly had stopped. Menzies, 27, of Garfield, was driving a sedan that apparently slammed into the back of a flatbed tow truck on a highway near MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, shortly after 4 a.m. Friday, May 6, responders said. The flatbed was carrying a Mercedes SUV that fell onto her car, which burst into flames, they said. Police who rushed to rescue Menzies were helpless against the inferno, which also burned the SUV. She was pronounced…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Vigil Held For 5-Year-Old Killed Walking With Dad Vigil Held For 5-Year-Old Killed Walking With Dad
Vigil Held For 5-Year-Old Killed Walking With Dad Support is surging for a family in Maryland grieving the loss of a 5-year-old boy whose dad remains critical after a hit-and-run crash. TreyIn Marnell Sanders was pronounced dead at the hospital after he and dad James Marnell Sanders, 35, were struck while crossing Route 24 near Edgewood Road last Thursday, May 5, State Police said. A GoFundMe campaign was launched for the Sanders family. Trayln was taken to the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. His dad was airlifted to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center for treatment. The driver of …

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by Annie DeVoe