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Pedestrian Killed In Prince George’s County Police-Involved Crash Identified Pedestrian Killed In Prince George’s County Police-Involved Crash Identified
Pedestrian Killed In Prince George’s County Police-Involved Crash Identified The pedestrian killed in a police-involved crash in Prince George’s County has been identified as the investigation into the deadly incident continues, officials announced. According to the Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID), 23-year-old Aniyah Redd, of Temple Hills, was fatally struck in Oxon Hill on Saturday, February 1. The officers involved have also been identified. Prince George’s County Police Sergeant Timothy Shomper, an 11-year veteran, and Corporal David Gross, a 13-year veteran, were involved in the crash, authorities said. A thi…

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SUV Driver, 28, Dragged By Freightliner Dies In Maryland Crash: Officials SUV Driver, 28, Dragged By Freightliner Dies In Maryland Crash: Officials
SUV Driver, 28, Dragged By Freightliner Dies In Maryland Crash: Officials A 28-year-old Maryland woman was killed after a tractor-trailer struck her SUV and dragged it down the road in a violent crash in Montgomery County, police said on Monday. Jiwon Kim, of Silver Spring, was pronounced dead at the scene following the wreck, which happened just before 12:50 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, at the intersection of Layhill and Norbeck roads, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators say Kim was driving a 2021 Kia Seltos northbound on Layhill Road when a 2006 Freightliner truck pulling a Brazos trailer east on Norbeck Road slammed into her vehicle. The force of…

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Two Killed In Separate Overnight Crashes Hours Apart In Maryland: Police Two Killed In Separate Overnight Crashes Hours Apart In Maryland: Police
Two Killed In Separate Overnight Crashes Hours Apart In Maryland: Police Two people were killed in separate overnight crashes in Laurel and Jessup, prompting investigations by Howard County police into the causes of both fatal collisions. The first crash happened around 10:45 p.m. on Jan. 31 when a 2013 Hyundai Sonata was traveling eastbound on Whiskey Bottom Road near Kings Post Court.  Investigators say the driver failed to navigate a curve and struck a tree. No other vehicles were involved. The driver, an adult female, was rushed to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where she was pronounced dead.  A minor child, who was in the backs…

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Baltimore Pedestrian Dies Weeks After Being Struck Crossing Montgomery County Road: Police Baltimore Pedestrian Dies Weeks After Being Struck Crossing Montgomery County Road: Police
Baltimore Pedestrian Dies Weeks After Being Struck Crossing Montgomery County Road: Police Detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Bethesda that left a Baltimore man dead weeks after being struck by a car. On Sunday, Nov. 10, Derrick Lamarr Fields, 50, was crossing Rockville Pike near Marinelli Drive when he was hit by a 2012 Hyundai Sonata, Montgomery County Police said. Fields was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died of his injuries on Tuesday, Dec. 3, authorities announced on Tuesday afternoon. No details about the driver were released. The investigation is ongoing, and detectives are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to contact the Collision Reconstructio…

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Passengers Flee After Fatal Head-On Crash In Prince George's County, Police Say Passengers Flee After Fatal Head-On Crash In Prince George's County, Police Say
Passengers Flee After Fatal Head-On Crash In Prince George's County, Police Say Police have identified a 57-year-old woman who was killed in a head-on crash when another driver unexpectedly veered into her lane on Wednesday afternoon.  Springfield resident Monica Wilson was heading north at around 5 p.m. on Oct. 23 in the 500 block of Largo Center Drive when she was struck by a second driver who was heading south and crossed into the northbound lanes. FATAL COLLISION: Officers responded to the 500 block of Largo Center Dr at approx 5:10 pm for a crash involving two vehicles. Both drivers were taken to a hospital for treatment. One of the drivers, an adult femal…

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Police ID Woman Struck, Killed By Two Hit-Run Drivers In Maryland Police ID Woman Struck, Killed By Two Hit-Run Drivers In Maryland
Police ID Woman Struck, Killed By Two Hit-Run Drivers In Maryland Both drivers who struck and killed a 29-year-old pedestrian in Howard County fled the scene and are wanted for hit-and-run, police say. Zulma Maginelly Zepeda Barrientos went ping-ponging between two cars traveling in opposite directions in Elkridge over the weekend, and both drivers sped away following the fatal strike, according to investigators. At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, officers were called to the 6200 block of Washington Boulevard when Zepeda Barrientos was struck by a vehicle heading south, then struck again by a second vehicle heading north. Neither driver …

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