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Crain Highway, La Plata, MD

Pedestrian Found Dead Along MD Highway Was Struck By Hit-Run Truck Driver: Sheriff Pedestrian Found Dead Along MD Highway Was Struck By Hit-Run Truck Driver: Sheriff
Pedestrian Found Dead Along MD Highway Was Struck By Hit-Run Truck Driver: Sheriff Investigators from the Charles County Sheriff's Office are seeking answers after a 34-year-old man was killed by a hit-and-run driver in a truck overnight. Early on Friday morning, members of the sheriff's office were called to the 6500 block of Crain Highway in La Plata near the Shelton Shopping Center, where they found Brian Eric Allen, Jr. lying in the roadway after seemingly being struck by a vehicle. The initial investigation found that the La Plata resident may have been struck by a large box truck or tractor-trailer, though the driver did not remain in the area after hitting him. Al…
New Year's Murder Suspect Nabbed In Charles County: Police New Year's Murder Suspect Nabbed In Charles County: Police
New Year's Murder Suspect Nabbed In Charles County: Police Authorities say that a gunman who shot and killed a 30-year-old man on New Year’s Eve in Charles County has been apprehended and charged with murder. An investigation into the murder of Donnell Henry Hawkins in La Plata on Saturday, Dec. 31 led to the arrest of local resident Cordell Earl Spicer, 26, who was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced over the holiday weekend. The incident happened shortly after 4 p.m. on Dec. 31. Officers from the sheriff’s office were called to the intersection of Crain Highway and Port Tobacco Road in L…
Police ID Man Killed In Maryland Crash After Virginia Driver Failed To Yield: Report Police ID Man Killed In Maryland Crash After Virginia Driver Failed To Yield: Report
Police ID Man Killed In Maryland Crash After Virginia Driver Failed To Yield: Report Police have identified the elderly man who was killed after his vehicle was struck and went airborne near La Plata, reports WTOP.  George Bernard Thomas Jr., 88, was struck by a Virginia woman in a Chevrolet who failed to yield to oncoming traffic while making a turn at the intersection of Crain Highway and Turkey Hill Road, around 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 31, the outlet said citing state police. Thomas' vehicle was pushed over a guardrail on impact and went airborne before finally stopping in a ditch. He was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver who struck him was transported to…