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Victim Killed While Walking On Oxon Hill Crosswalk Identified Victim Killed While Walking On Oxon Hill Crosswalk Identified
Victim Killed While Walking On Oxon Hill Crosswalk Identified Detectives have identified a Washington D.C. woman as the pedestrian in a fatal hit and run over the weekend in Oxon Hill, authorities say. Brenda Hackett, 56, was killed after being struck while in a crosswalk on Indian Head Highway around 2:40 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 18, according to Prince George's County police. Police believe that the striking vehicle is a 2014-2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee that will have damage to the passenger side front fender area, including a missing portion of the fender that houses the right fog lamp. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision A…

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by Annie DeVoe
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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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Judge Rejects Plea Offer For Gervonta Davis After Hit And Run Left Pregnant Woman Injured Judge Rejects Plea Offer For Gervonta Davis After Hit And Run Left Pregnant Woman Injured
Judge Rejects Plea Offer For Gervonta Davis After Hit And Run Left Pregnant Woman Injured A Baltimore boxing champion's plea offer to avoid jail time for a 2020 hit-and-run has been rejected by a judge and will now go to trial, reports the Baltimore Banner. On Nov. 5, 2020, Gervonta Davis, 27, ran a red light on southbound Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and struck a Toyota Corolla driven by a pregnant woman shortly before 2 a.m., leaving her stranded as she pleaded for help, the outlet continues. Davis had accepted the deal that would sentence him to a one-year suspended sentence with two months of home confinement and work release. A trial has been scheduled for December 12. …

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by Annie DeVoe
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Fatal Hit-Run Driver Faces Additional Charges In Maryland, Investigators Say Fatal Hit-Run Driver Faces Additional Charges In Maryland, Investigators Say
Fatal Hit-Run Driver Faces Additional Charges In Maryland, Investigators Say Police have identified the driver implicated in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Carroll County who could face additional charges. Westminster resident Timothy Lewis Carter, 34, has been arrested and faces charges for allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian near the intersection of Tevanion Road and Otterdale Mill Road on Saturday, Sept. 17, authorities announced. The arrest came following after police received multiple tips from the public, and with the use of “investigative resources from the Maryland State Police and the Taneytown Police Department,” according to the Carroll County Sher…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Search For Hit And Run Driver Who Killed Woman Walking On Oxon Hill Crosswalk Police Search For Hit And Run Driver Who Killed Woman Walking On Oxon Hill Crosswalk
Police Search For Hit And Run Driver Who Killed Woman Walking On Oxon Hill Crosswalk Police are asking for the public's help locating the driver involved in a hit and run that killed a woman walking on a crosswalk in Oxon Hill over the weekend, authorities say. The victim was reportedly walking across the northbound lanes of Indian Head Highway near Salisbury Drive when the driver fatally struck her around 2:40 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 18, according to Prince George's County police. Police believe that the vehicle was a 2014-2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee that will have damage to the passenger side front fender area that includes a missing portion of the fender that houses the right f…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Police Search For Suspect Vehicle After Hit And Run Kills Pedestrian Police Search For Suspect Vehicle After Hit And Run Kills Pedestrian
Police Search For Suspect Vehicle After Hit And Run Kills Pedestrian Police are investigating a hit and run that killed a pedestrian overnight in Laurel, authorities say. The victim was reportedly struck by a Ford Explorer in the 9600 block of Washington Boulevard around 10:45 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 15, according to Howard County police. The man was rushed to the Howard County General Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Washington Boulevard was closed in both directions for approximately two and a half hours. Anyone with information should contact police at 410-313-STOP or HCPDcrimetips@howardcountymd.gov.

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland Woman Killed By Oncoming Traffic After Leaving Vehicle Following Crash: State Police Maryland Woman Killed By Oncoming Traffic After Leaving Vehicle Following Crash: State Police
Maryland Woman Killed By Oncoming Traffic After Leaving Vehicle Following Crash: State Police Police pronounced a 21-year-old pedestrian dead in Maryland after being struck by a hit-and-run driver when she left her car following a one-vehicle crash, authorities announced. Gambrills resident Mariah Narain was struck and killed on Route 295 shortly before 6 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11 in Anne Arundel County, according to state police. Troopers responded to a stretch of Route 295 near the intersection of Nursery Road on Sunday morning where there was a report of a pedestrian who was struck in the roadway. Upon arrival, investigators said they found Narain lying in the roadway and a white…

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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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Motorcyclist Ejected From Bike, Struck By Multiple Hit-Run Drivers In Maryland: State Police Motorcyclist Ejected From Bike, Struck By Multiple Hit-Run Drivers In Maryland: State Police
Motorcyclist Ejected From Bike, Struck By Multiple Hit-Run Drivers In Maryland: State Police A Washington, DC man was killed after being struck by multiple hit-and-run drivers when he lost control of his motorcycle and went down on a major Maryland roadway, state police said. Charles Noble, 43, was driving his Harley-Davidson at approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31 when he rolled the motorcycle over on I-495 and was struck by multiple unknown vehicles that did not remain at the scene, according to authorities. Troopers from the Forestville Barrack responded to the outer loop of Interstate-495 at MD Route 214 at approximately 11:10 p.m. on Wednesday night when there was a rep…

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by Zak Failla
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Pedestrian, 31, Critical In Anne Arundel Hit-Run Crash: Authorities Pedestrian, 31, Critical In Anne Arundel Hit-Run Crash: Authorities
Pedestrian, 31, Critical In Anne Arundel Hit-Run Crash: Authorities A 31-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a truck while walking on a highway on Friday, Aug. 26 in Anne Arundel County, police said. Mason Allen Schaeffer, of Brooklyn Park, was in the southbound lane of Ritchie Highway at 6th Avenue when he was struck by a pickup truck around 9:20 p.m., county police said. The Chevrolet pickup fled the scene and Schaeffer was rushed to University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with life threatening injuries. The truck is believed to be beige or white color, cap with a ladder rack.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Early Morning Maryland Hit-Run Crash Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Early Morning Maryland Hit-Run Crash
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Early Morning Maryland Hit-Run Crash A motorcyclist was killed after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Maryland, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Washington, DC resident Muhammad Salim, 58, was killed in a crash in Upper Marlboro early on Wednesday, Aug. 24 after being struck by a car that was later located by investigators. Officers from the department were called at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning to the 10000 block of Frank Tippet Road in the unincorporated section of Upper Marlboro for a crash involving a motorcycle being driven by Salim, police said. Upon arriva…

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by Zak Failla
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Man, Woman Indicted For Separate Fatal Maryland Crashes Man, Woman Indicted For Separate Fatal Maryland Crashes
Man, Woman Indicted For Separate Fatal Maryland Crashes Two drivers involved in separate fatal crashes in Montgomery County have been indicted, authorities say. Robert Worrell, 75, was indicted on felony hit and run charges Thursday, July 28, after allegedly hitting Robert Lawrence, 64, the morning of Friday, Aug. 11, 2020, in the 4100 block of Bel Pre Road in Silver Spring.  Lawrence died in a nearby hospital three days after the collision.  Investigators say that Worrell failed to stop and remain at the scene of the collision or attempt to render reasonable aid or report the collision to police. In a separate fatal crash, Jeniffer …

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by Annie DeVoe