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Multi-Vehicle MoCo Crash Temporarily Ties Up Traffic On I-270 For Maryland Motorists
With millions of travelers hitting the road before Thanksgiving, some will have to wait to reach their destination after a multi-vehicle crash temporarily blocked several lanes on I-270. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service personnel responded at around noon on Wednesday, Nov. 27 to a stretch of the northbound lanes involving multiple vehicles and a tractor-trailer. The crash was reported in the area Watkins Mill Road and Middlebrook Road in the area of Exit 13B, forcing crews to divert traffic at Exit 13A. During the investigation into the incident, traffic was temporarily diverted f…
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Road Closed Following Fatal Pedestrian Crash With Dump Truck In Charles County (
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A pedestrian was killed in a crash involving a dump truck in Charles County on Wednesday afternoon. Members of the sheriff's office responded to a stretch of Middletown Road before 5 p.m. on Sept. 4, where there was a reported fatal crash in Waldorf. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, "the pedestrian appears to be in his 30s." No other details were initially released by investigators. The driver remained at the scene following the strike. Middletown Road was temporarily closed near Etheridge Drive as the sheriff's Traffic Operations officers investigated. The investigation…
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Pursuit From Virginia Into Maryland Ends With Three Children, Adult Injured (
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One adult and three children were injured in a Thursday morning crash following a pursuit that started in Virginia and ended on I-495 in Maryland, officials say. Shortly after 8:45 a.m. on Thursday morning, Virginia State Police attempted to stop a vehicle heading north on I-95 in Fairfax County, when the driver sped away, prompting a pursuit. The driver was reportedly the subject of an Amber Alert that was issued out of Virginia Beach late on Wednesday night. Prince George's County fire officials say that three children and one adult were all injured in the rollover crash in Rockville at …
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Crash, Vehicle Fire Blocks Southbound Lanes Of I-95 In Harford County On Monday (
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A stretch of the southbound lanes of I-95 in Harford County was blocked in advance of the evening commute when a vehicle caught fire in Edgewood. Motorists were advised to avoid the interstate past exit 77 and MD-24, where there was a vehicle crash and fire that blocked all lanes, officials said. Volunteer Firefighters from @AbingdonFire & Joppa-Magnolia VFC and a @HarfordCoDES EMS unit are on scene of a vehicle crash with fire that blocks all lanes of southbound I-95 past exit 77, MD-24, in #EdgewoodMD. Expect delays. #MDTraffic. pic.twitter.com/X6ZUrOYqJG — Harford Co., MD Fire &am…
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Falling Tree Sets Off Series Of Events Leading To Fatal Crash In Maryland, Sheriff Says
One person was killed and a second suffered critical injuries after striking a falling tree in Calvert County, according to the sheriff's office. Gerald Robertson, 59, has been identified as the person involved in the fatal crash that was set off by a tree that landed on a Range Rover that was traveling through Chesapeake Beach on Wednesday night. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Feb. 7, members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office were called to the intersection of Route 261 (Bayside Road) and 13th Street in Chesapeake Beach to investigate a reported crash that left two with serious injuries. A…
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Firetruck Involved In Crash With Car, Pole In Maryland
A firetruck was involved in a crash with another driver and telephone pole that sent one person to the hospital in Harford County. Shortly before noon on Tuesday, members of the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were responding to a call in the 1000 block of Pulaski Highway, leading to the fateful crash, according to the agency. Approximately a half hour later, with lights and sirens activated, the truck was involved in a crash with a vehicle near the intersection of Hanson Road at Woodbridge Center Way in Edgewood, leaving the first responders in a lurch. Volunteer Firefighters fr…
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Crash Near Capital Beltway Backs Up Traffic For Miles In Maryland: DOT
Traffic was backed up for miles in Prince George's County on Friday afternoon when a truck crashed. All northbound lanes were closed on MD-5 near the Capital Beltway on Friday, Oct. 13, following a crash involving a truck that needed to be cleaned up in Prince George's County. ALERT: Prince George's County; Crash MD 5 northbound at I-95; all lanes closed; #MDTraffic soc. — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) October 13, 2023 There was a heavy police presence in the area following the crash, which remains under investigation. UPDATE: Truck Crash w/ Inj. MD-5 NB at I-95/495 (Capital Beltwa…
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Police ID Two Killed, Three Hospitalized In Crash Involving Four Tractor-Trailers In Maryland
The southbound lanes of I-81 in Washington County remain closed near the Pennsylvania border as Maryland State Police continue to investigate a crash involving several tractor-trailers that left two dead. Two were killed and three others hospitalized when four tractor-trailers and two passenger vehicles were involved in an early morning crash in Hagerstown on Friday morning. Four of the victims were from New York. Wesley Merrick, 55, and Alicia Eve Cornell, 46, both of Wellsville, were pronounced dead at the scene of the chain-reaction crash, which was sparked when he drove into the back …
Police & Fire
Woman Dies At Hospital Month After Maryland Crash, Police Say
Police have identified the 54-year-old woman who died more than a month after she was involved in a violent crash in Montgomery County in mid-June. Olney resident Delois Freeman died this week after she as involved in a crash while driving with a friend on Sunday, June 18, authorities announced on Wednesday. According to the investigation, it was determined that a Toyota Tacoma was driving west on East-West Highway near Blair Mill Road in Silver Spring when the driver made a left turn and was struck by an oncoming Toyota Sienna. Freeman, who was in the front passenger seat of the Tacoma, w…
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One Killed, Child Among Three Others Injured In MD Crash: State Police (
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One person was killed in a crash in Prince George’s County, and several others injured, Maryland State Police say. At approximately 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, May 31, an alert was issued by the Maryland Department of Transportation regarding a crash on MD 202 that led to all lanes being closed in both directions between Chelsea Lane and Marlboro Pike in Upper Marlboro. An hour later, Maryland State Police officials confirmed that one person was pronounced dead at the scene. Three others, including a child, were also injured and transported to area hospitals for treatment of undisclosed incid…
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Horse And Buggy Struck By DUI Driver Sends Three Children To Hospital In MD: State Police
One child had to be airlifted and two others rushed to Maryland hospitals after their family’s horse and buggy was involved in a crash in Carroll County on Friday morning. Five people were injured during an early morning chain-reaction crash on Friday in Westminster, when an allegedly drunk driver set off series of events that led to the children’s injuries, state police say. Shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Friday, May 19, troopers were called to Route 95 south near Route 496, when a Kia being driven by Manchester resident Maura Onksy, 23, rear-ended the buggy before caroming into a Ford-F-150…
Police & Fire
Sheriff IDs 25-Year-Old Dodge Charger Driver Killed Crashing Into Parked Cars In Virginia
A 25-year-old man was killed in an early-morning crash in Northern Virginia after losing control of his Dodge Charger and crashing into parked cars, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Sterling resident Jason A. Recinos-Funes died in a Virginia hospital after crashing his Charger in the 500 block of East Staunton Avenue on Monday, Dec. 12 in his hometown. Investigators say that members of the sheriff's office were called to the scene of the crash shortly before 2:45 a.m. on Monday morning when Recinos-Funes was driving his 2013 Charger on East Staunton Avenue when he struck tw…
Police & Fire
Two Dead After Vehicle Flips Several Times In Violent Maryland Crash
Two young adults are dead after a violent crash in Baltimore, authorities say. A 23-year-old woman and 22-year-old man were pronounced dead at the scene after the vehicle they were traveling in flipped over several times near the 1900 block of W. Northern Parkway on Sunday, Nov. 27, according to Baltimore police. Investigation revealed that the 2008 Nissan was traveling westbound at that location when the driver lost control, crashed into the median strip, and flipped over several times. The Crash Team is still investigating this incident.
Police & Fire
Police ID Dump Truck Driver Killed In Horrific Maryland Crash
The dump truck driver killed in a crash on Aris T. Allen Boulevard Monday, May 2 was identified as a 63-year-old Glen Burnie man. Cleve Tyrone Maynard was heading east when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a bridge retaining wall just before 1 p.m., Anne Arundel County Police said. The truck then overturned into a ravine below, bringing members of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department to the scene. Maynard was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy. Posted by Anne Arundel First Alert on Monday, May 2, 2022 Maryland Route 665 was expected to remain c…
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6 Injured In Crash Between Van Carrying Special Needs Patients, Box Truck On I-270 (
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At least six people were injured when a box truck and a van carrying special needs patients crashed on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County the afternoon of Tuesday, March 8, authorities said. Many of those patients were extricated when the van became trapped by the box truck around 12:50 p.m. MCFRS Pete Piringer said all injuries were non-life-threatening. Update - on ramp from NB I270 to Shady Grove Rd/Redland Blvd, collision involving ‘special needs’ transit van, @MCFRS_EMIHS transporting at least six (6) passengers, all injuries are NLT, @mcfrs Medical Ambulance Bus MAB722 assisting…
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