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Wheelchair-Bound Man Struck, Killed By Pick-Up Truck Crossing Maryland Roadway, Sheriff Says Wheelchair-Bound Man Struck, Killed By Pick-Up Truck Crossing Maryland Roadway, Sheriff Says
Wheelchair-Bound Man Struck, Killed By Pick-Up Truck Crossing Maryland Roadway, Sheriff Says A man in a wheelchair was killed over the weekend after being struck by a late-model pick-up truck while attempting to cross the road in Maryland, investigators announced. Lexington Park resident Eugene Elis Wood, 39, was struck and killed by a 1994 Ford Ranger driven by Walter Tyrone Waul, 55, of Callaway, around dusk on Friday, Dec. 2 in the 21600 block of Great Mills Road. Police say that shortly before 5:15 p.m. on Friday afternoon, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a pedestrian who had been struck attempting to cross Great Mills Road in the a…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Ford Recalling 634K SUVs For Faulty Fuel Line That Could Cause Fire Ford Recalling 634K SUVs For Faulty Fuel Line That Could Cause Fire
Ford Recalling 634K SUVs For Faulty Fuel Line That Could Cause Fire Ford is recalling hundreds of thousands of SUVs that could potentially have a faulty fuel injector that could lead to fuel spills or potentially leak vapors onto hot engines, posing a fire hazard. The motor company announced a recall of nearly 650,000 Ford Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs that were produced between 2020 and 2023 with 1.5-liter, three-cylinder engines, according to officials. Of the 650,000 vehicles subject to the recall worldwide, approximately 520,000 were reportedly sold in the US. According to officials, Ford is not advising consumers to stop driving the vehicles, and the …

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by Zak Failla
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New Details, Reward Offered For Tips Leading To Fatal Hit-Run Driver In Maryland New Details, Reward Offered For Tips Leading To Fatal Hit-Run Driver In Maryland
New Details, Reward Offered For Tips Leading To Fatal Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Police have released more details in a fatal hit-and-run that occurred in Howard County last week, authorities say. William Earl Shaffer, 69, was fatally struck by what police are saying was likely a white Ford Explorer SUV shortly before 10:45 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 15 in the 9600 block of Washington Boulevard according to Howard County police. Shaffer was rushed to a hospital where he later died from his injuries. The vehicle is suspected to have right front-end damage, and police are offering a $5,000 reward for information in this incident.  Anyone with information should contact …

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by Annie DeVoe
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One Dead, One Injured In Wrong-Way I-70 Crash In Maryland, State Police Say One Dead, One Injured In Wrong-Way I-70 Crash In Maryland, State Police Say
One Dead, One Injured In Wrong-Way I-70 Crash In Maryland, State Police Say A 62-year-old woman was killed and a second man hospitalized after a violent crash on I-70 in Maryland, state police said. Frederick resident Margaret Maraga Yonge was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders following an early morning crash in New Market on Sunday, Sept. 11. Maryland State Police troopers from the Frederick Barrack responded to a stretch of I-70 near the 64-mile marker at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Sunday morning, where they found two vehicles involved in the crash. The preliminary investigation indicates Yonge was operating a Toyota RAV4 and traveling westbound o…

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by Zak Failla
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State Police ID Suspect Vehicles Involved In Fatal Scooter Hit-Run Crash In Maryland State Police ID Suspect Vehicles Involved In Fatal Scooter Hit-Run Crash In Maryland
State Police ID Suspect Vehicles Involved In Fatal Scooter Hit-Run Crash In Maryland Maryland State Police detectives have located two vehicles of interest as they continue to investigate a fatal hit-and-run that took the life of a 29-year-old scooter rider over the summer. Colin Henny Lin, of Lewes, Delaware, was driving an Apollo motorized scooter shortly before 3:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16 in Salisbury when he was struck by an unknown driver as he attempted to cross the street, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. On Wednesday, Sept. 7, the agency announced that video surveillance of the area and forensic analysis of vehicle debris at the scene identifie…

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by Zak Failla
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Pedestrian Hospitalized After Being Struck By Pick-Up Truck Crossing Maryland Road: Sheriff Pedestrian Hospitalized After Being Struck By Pick-Up Truck Crossing Maryland Road: Sheriff
Pedestrian Hospitalized After Being Struck By Pick-Up Truck Crossing Maryland Road: Sheriff A 36-year-old Maryland man was hospitalized after being struck by a pick-up truck attempting to cross a busy roadway in St. Mary’s County, authorities announced. Leonardtown resident Matthew Scott Hurry was attempting to cross the travel lanes on Three Notch Road and Laurel Grove Park in Laurel Grove when he was hit by a Ford F-150 driven by a 62-year-old Mechanicsville man, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Office. The incident happened shortly after 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18. Upon arrival at the scene, deputies said that they found Hurry suffering from “serious injuries,…

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by Zak Failla
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Faulty Turn Leads To Two-Car Midday Crash That Left One Unresponsive In Maryland: Sheriff Faulty Turn Leads To Two-Car Midday Crash That Left One Unresponsive In Maryland: Sheriff
Faulty Turn Leads To Two-Car Midday Crash That Left One Unresponsive In Maryland: Sheriff An investigation has been launched after an 88-year-old Maryland man was t-boned attempting to make a questionable left turn at a busy St. Mary’s County intersection, the sheriff’s office announced. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported major crash shortly before 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at the intersection of Hollywood Road and Route 5 in Leonardtown. Upon arrival, officers said that they observed “an offset head-on style motor vehicle collision with one operator unresponsive.” The preliminary investigation into the violent crash determined …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Killed In Josiah Henson Parkway Fatal Crash ID'd By Police In Maryland Man Killed In Josiah Henson Parkway Fatal Crash ID'd By Police In Maryland
Man Killed In Josiah Henson Parkway Fatal Crash ID'd By Police In Maryland Police in Maryland have positively identified the 62-year-old man killed in a fatal two-car crash in Rockville. Germantown resident Noel Henry Powell was driving his Ford Fusion shortly before 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14 in the area of Josiah Henson Pkwy and the ramp from northbound Route 355 when he struck a white Audi A4. “The preliminary investigation by detectives has determined that a white Audi A4 was traveling eastbound on Josiah Henson (Parkway), when for reasons still under investigation, it was struck by a silver Ford Fusion coming from the northbound 355 ram…

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by Zak Failla
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Fatal Single-Car Crash In Lorton Did Involve Speeding, Alcohol: Police Fatal Single-Car Crash In Lorton Did Involve Speeding, Alcohol: Police
Fatal Single-Car Crash In Lorton Did Involve Speeding, Alcohol: Police A 24-year-old died from injuries sustained in a single-car crash in Lorton, police said.On July 16, Santos Casco Sierra of Maryland as driving on Richmond Highway near Woodside Lane at around 5:15 a.m., when he drove into a tree and the vehicle set on fire, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Casco Sierra was the only occupant of his 2010 Ford Fusion and after being treated for life threatening injuries, he succumbed to his injuries, officials said.  After further investigation into the crash, law enforcement concluded that speed and alcohol were factors in this incident…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Reward Offered After Road Crew Member Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Construction Zone Reward Offered After Road Crew Member Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Construction Zone
Reward Offered After Road Crew Member Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Construction Zone A $10,000 reward has been offered by the employer of a worker killed by a hit-and-run driver while working inside a work zone last month in Washington County, Maryland State Police announced. Captiol Heights' Ever Anibal Aleman Ramos was working on I-70 west near Route 66 in Washington County shortly before 4:20 a.m. on Monday, June 13 when he was struck while working in a construction zone. The preliminary investigation determined that the road crew was backing up in the left lane of the interstate and removing construction barrels from a previous roadway project. Investigators said that…

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by Zak Failla
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Driver Killed In Montgomery County Crash ID'd Driver Killed In Montgomery County Crash ID'd
Driver Killed In Montgomery County Crash ID'd Detectives have released the identity of the driver who was killed in a traffic collision in Montgomery County, authorities announced. Sam Mingsan Chen, 79, of Rockville, was attempting to make a left turn at the intersection of Stoney Creek Road and River Road when their Toyota was struck around 1:50 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, according to Montgomery County officials. The driver of the white 2019 Ford F-550 that struck Chen's Camry was traveling west on River Road when the Camry pulled out in front of them to head east, police said. Chen was pronounced dead at the scene. This is an active…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Maryland Man DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Maryland Man
DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Beloved Maryland Man A 27-year-old St. Mary's County man is facing a host of charges for allegedly drinking, driving, and killing a popular 18-year-old teen in Maryland over the weekend. Lexington Park resident Matthew Mark Mazza was served a warrant on Sunday, July 10, after rear-ending Great Mills resident Jamari Duckett shorty after 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 9, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Office, resulting in the teen's death. Matthew Mark Mazza,St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office Specifically, Mazza was charged with: Life-threatening injury by vehicle or boat while under the influen…

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by Zak Failla