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DUI, Unlicensed Driver Kills Maryland Hockey Coach, Dad David Funk: 'Unimaginable' DUI, Unlicensed Driver Kills Maryland Hockey Coach, Dad David Funk: 'Unimaginable'
DUI, Unlicensed Driver Kills Maryland Hockey Coach, Dad David Funk: 'Unimaginable' Maryland hockey coach and father of five David Funk was killed by an uninsured, unlicensed, and intoxicated driver in Delaware on Tuesday, Jan 21, authorities confirmed. State police say 28-year-old Fidel Villatoro-Martinez ran a red light and struck Funk, 51, around 10:40 p.m. Funk was hospitalized, as was his 16-year-old passenger, identified in a campaign for his family as his son, David Jr. Funk died the following day, police said. Villatoro-Martinez has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, driving without a license, failure to stop, DUI, and more, police said. daryus cash…

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by Zak Failla
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Fugitive Who Escaped From Police Through I-495 Drainage Pipe Facing Fresh Charges: VSP Fugitive Who Escaped From Police Through I-495 Drainage Pipe Facing Fresh Charges: VSP
Fugitive Who Escaped From Police Through I-495 Drainage Pipe Facing Fresh Charges: VSP New charges have been filed against Victor Caneza, days after he was able to make his great escape through the drainage system under I-495 while fleeing state police in Virginia. The chaos began around 2:40 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6 along the eastbound lanes of the interstate near Eisenhower Avenue when troopers were investigating a pair o crashes.  A third crash happened behind them, and one of the drivers involved—later identified as the 38-year-old Caneza—sped off from the scene after briefly stopping, state police said. Caneza made it less than a mile before getting into another cras…

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by Zak Failla
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PA Fire Captain Accused Of Faking University Of Maryland Training PA Fire Captain Accused Of Faking University Of Maryland Training
PA Fire Captain Accused Of Faking University Of Maryland Training A former fire captain with the Paxtang Fire Company is facing charges of forgery, reckless endangerment, and driving without a license, police announced on Thursday, Dec. 5. Steven Bartholomew, 55, allegedly created seven fraudulent training certificates from the University of Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, presenting them as proof of advanced firefighting training, according to Swatara Township Police. Bartholomew used these falsified documents, along with self-reported experience, to secure his appointment as fire captain earlier this year. Authorities say Bartholomew drove fire appa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland Man Arrested For DWI, Hit-Run While Driving On Virginia Sidewalk, Police Say Maryland Man Arrested For DWI, Hit-Run While Driving On Virginia Sidewalk, Police Say
Maryland Man Arrested For DWI, Hit-Run While Driving On Virginia Sidewalk, Police Say A teen from Maryland who drove along the sidewalk of a busy Virginia trail while allegedly intoxicated before bailing on his vehicle was apprehended, police say. Luis Funez Medina, 18, of Columbia, Maryland, is facing multiple charges following an incident that played out on Saturday on the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail in Loudoun County. According to investigators, at around 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 17, officers from the Leesburg Police Department were called to investigate reports of a driver who was on the sidewalk in the area of Crosstrail Boulevard SE.  Police say that F…

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by Zak Failla
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'Sorry,' Said Unlicensed Driver Who Hit Loudoun County Jogger Before Fleeing: Police 'Sorry,' Said Unlicensed Driver Who Hit Loudoun County Jogger Before Fleeing: Police
'Sorry,' Said Unlicensed Driver Who Hit Loudoun County Jogger Before Fleeing: Police "Sorry," is what one unlicensed Baltimore driver said to a Loudoun County jogger he hit with his side mirror before fleeing the scene, authorities said. Jaden Hughes, 21, of Baltimore was arrested and charged with Driving Without a License, Hit and Run, and Use of a Phone While Operating a Vehicle in the Thursday, Aug. 17 crash, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said in a release. The jogger told police she was running on the side of the 17700 block of Canby Road in Leesburg around 1:05 p.m., when she was struck by the side mirror of a van. The driver, later identified as Hughes, sto…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman Wanted For Escape After Failing To Serve Court-Ordered Sentence In Maryland Woman Wanted For Escape After Failing To Serve Court-Ordered Sentence In Maryland
Woman Wanted For Escape After Failing To Serve Court-Ordered Sentence In Maryland Seen her? An alert was issued by the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office as they attempt to track down a woman who is wanted for escape after failing to fulfill the terms of her sentence. Heather Ann Thompson, 29, of Waldorf, allegedly failed to report to the St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center to serve a court-ordered sentence for driving without a license. Thompson was described by the sheriff as being 5-foot-7, weighing approximately 170 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information regarding Thompson or her whereabouts has been asked to contact Det. …

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by Zak Failla
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Infant & Toddler Rescued After Unlicensed Driver Plummets Into Severn Park Pond: Police Infant & Toddler Rescued After Unlicensed Driver Plummets Into Severn Park Pond: Police
Infant & Toddler Rescued After Unlicensed Driver Plummets Into Severn Park Pond: Police Two young children are recovering and a Glen Burnie man is under arrest after he lost control of his vehicle and drove into a park pond in Severn, authorities said.  The 9-month-old and 3-year-old had to be rescued after the car they were in became half-submerged in a drainage pond in Severn-Danza Park around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, April 1, Anne Arundel County Police.  Video of the rescue can be seen below: The vehicle apparently lost control on Donaldson Avenue, drove off the road and plowed through trees and a fence before eventually crashing into the pond, police said.  All four people i…

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by David Cifarelli