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Maryland Couple Killed In Out-Of-State Crash Prompts Outpour Of Community Support Maryland Couple Killed In Out-Of-State Crash Prompts Outpour Of Community Support
Maryland Couple Killed In Out-Of-State Crash Prompts Outpour Of Community Support Support is on the rise for a beloved Maryland couple killed in an out-of-state crash last weekend. Will and Samantha Starling were killed in a two-car crash in south Phoenix on Sunday, March 3, 12News reports.  Both were Baltimore residents; Samatha worked at GBMC and Will for Brown Advisory in Baltimore. Nearly $29,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe launched for Samantha’s funeral services, which include returning her body to Maryland. A second campaign launched for Samantha and William had raised more than $1,800. “In this incredibly trying time, the Starling family is facing not on…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police Seeking Witnesses To Crash That Left Passenger With Critical Injuries In Maryland Police Seeking Witnesses To Crash That Left Passenger With Critical Injuries In Maryland
Police Seeking Witnesses To Crash That Left Passenger With Critical Injuries In Maryland See something, say something. At least that's what the Charles County Sheriff's Office is imploring as they seek witnesses to a crash in Waldorf on Sunday afternoon that left a 49-year-old with critical injuries. Patrol officers were called at around 3;30 p.m. on March 3 to the intersection of Middletown Road and McDaniel Road, where the driver of a Kia K5 was attempting to make a left turn when it was struck by a Volkswagen ID.4. A passenger in the Kia was evaluated and rushed to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, though their condition was not available on Monday afternoon.…

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by Zak Failla
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Medical Emergency Leads To Fatal Crash At Maryland Intersection, Sheriff Says Medical Emergency Leads To Fatal Crash At Maryland Intersection, Sheriff Says
Medical Emergency Leads To Fatal Crash At Maryland Intersection, Sheriff Says A medical emergency may have led to a fatal crash in Calvert County that took the life of an 81-year-old man.  Charles Michael Sullivan has been identified as the Huntingtown man who died after running through a stop sign and crashing into several trees shortly before noon on Wednesday, according to the sheriff's office. At approximately 11:45 a.m. on Feb. 28, members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office were called to the area of Hunting Creek Road and Deep Landing Road in Huntingtown, where there were reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a Chevy Silverado. Investigators say…

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by Zak Failla
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Mercedes Driver Killed After Losing Control, Crashing SUV Into Tree In Maryland: Police Mercedes Driver Killed After Losing Control, Crashing SUV Into Tree In Maryland: Police
Mercedes Driver Killed After Losing Control, Crashing SUV Into Tree In Maryland: Police A driver was killed after failing to negotiate a tricky turn in Anne Arundel County on Monday morning, police say. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called at around 1:40 a.m. on Feb. 5 to investigate a reported single-vehicle crash on Brock Bridge Road south of River Bridge Way in Laurel. According to officials, Duke Kepha Mwebi was driving a 2021 Mercedes GLC300 north along on Brock Ridge Road when he lost control and went off the right side of the roadway and into a tree. The 41-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by Prince George's County paramedics. Hi…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Killed By Wrong-Way Driver In Head-On Maryland Crash: Police Man Killed By Wrong-Way Driver In Head-On Maryland Crash: Police
Man Killed By Wrong-Way Driver In Head-On Maryland Crash: Police A 68-year-old man was killed when the driver of an SUV lost struck him head-on in Anne Arundel County overnight, police say. At around 9 p.m. on Wednesday night, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the area of Solomons Island near Owensville Sudley Road in Harwood to investigate a reported head-on crash involving two Ford vehicles. According to investigators, 32-year-old Edgewater resident Anthony Michael Filippelli was driving south on Solomons Island Road when his Ford Escape crossed over the center line, striking Stephen Lee Horodyski's Ford Fiesta. Ho…

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by Zak Failla
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Car Crash Lands Into Popular Doughnut Spot In Maryland During Morning Commute Car Crash Lands Into Popular Doughnut Spot In Maryland During Morning Commute
Car Crash Lands Into Popular Doughnut Spot In Maryland During Morning Commute A driver missed the drive-thru on Thursday morning and accidentally crash-landed into the side of a popular breakfast shop in Prince George's County. One person suffered minor injuries shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30 after crashing a Honda into the side of Laurel Tavern Donuts in the 100 block of Washington Boulevard in Laurel. Laurel Tavern Donuts Google Maps street view It is unclear what caused the driver to crash the Honda into the building. Officials say that there was moderate damage to the building and the driver was taken by paramedics to an area hospital with minor i…

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by Zak Failla
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'Unimaginable:' Teen Boy, Aunt, Grandparents Killed In Maryland Weekend Crash 'Unimaginable:' Teen Boy, Aunt, Grandparents Killed In Maryland Weekend Crash
'Unimaginable:' Teen Boy, Aunt, Grandparents Killed In Maryland Weekend Crash A community is reeling following an "unimaginable tragedy" that took the lives of four people over the weekend in Maryland. New Windsor resident Charles Black III, 72, was driving a Chevy Equinox late on Saturday afternoon in Westminster when he was involved in a fatal crash with a pick-up truck that claimed the lives of three others in Carroll County on Saturday, Nov. 4.  Shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Black was driving when he was involved in a three-vehicle crash that also left New Windsor residents Barbara Black, 69, and Debbie Hill, 63, dead. Two other passengers, Gage Black 17…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID 77-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed By Maryland Driver Police ID 77-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed By Maryland Driver
Police ID 77-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed By Maryland Driver Police say that a 77-year-old man was struck and killed by a driver while walking along the roadway in Fort Washington.  Foday Salim has been identified as the person who was hit by a sedan at around 7 a.m. on Thursday morning in the 6800 block of Bock Road, according to a Prince George's County Police Department spokesperson, who said that for unknown reasons, he was struck in the roadway. 6800 block of Bock Road in Fort Washington.Google Maps street view The Fort Washington resident was found unresponsive when first responders arrived, and he was rushed to an area hospital, where Salim…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection Police ID Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection
Police ID Pedestrian Killed Crossing Busy Maryland Intersection A 58-year-old man was not in a crosswalk when he was struck and killed by a pick-up truck crossing a busy Charles County roadway, investigators say. Marvin Jesus Mora Rodriguez has been identified by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as the pedestrian who was hit by the truck at around 10 p.m. on Thursday night in Waldorf. The Waldorf resident was struck by a driver who was making a right turn from Smallwood Drive onto St. Patrick's Drive, and he was not in a crosswalk at the time, officials noted. Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. The driver remained at the…

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by Zak Failla
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Moped Rider Killed Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-495 In Maryland Moped Rider Killed Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-495 In Maryland
Moped Rider Killed Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-495 In Maryland Traffic was tied up for miles on I-495 in Prince George's County on Friday afternoon when a moped rider was killed after crashing into a tractor-trailer. With travelers hitting the road for the long Labor Day Weekend, traffic came to a half in the southbound lanes of the interstate near MD Route 295 as Maryland State Police investigated the fatal crash. Police say that the driver of the scooter struck the side of the tractor-trailer, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident forced police to close all but one lane on I-495 in the area as they investigated and cleared the scene…

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Motorists Involved In Fatal I-95 Crash With Tow Truck Driver In MD Police ID Motorists Involved In Fatal I-95 Crash With Tow Truck Driver In MD
Police ID Motorists Involved In Fatal I-95 Crash With Tow Truck Driver In MD Maryland State Police investigators have released new details about the fatal I-95 crash that killed a 31-year-old truck driver on Thursday afternoon. Suitland resident Osama Abdelfattah Marey has been identified as the person who was killed when a driver from Laurel sideswiped several vehicles, setting off a chain-reaction crash. At approximately 12:10 p.m. on Thursday, troopers in College Park were called to the northbound lanes of I-95 at Powder Mill Road, where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash. Police say that Marey stopped to assist the driver of a Toyota Yaris that was d…

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Woman Killed In Route 50 Crash With Dump Truck In Maryland, State Police Say Police ID Woman Killed In Route 50 Crash With Dump Truck In Maryland, State Police Say
Police ID Woman Killed In Route 50 Crash With Dump Truck In Maryland, State Police Say A 26-year-old woman was killed when a driver rear-ended a dump truck on Route 50 in Prince George's County. Maryland State Police troopers in College Park were called to US Route 50 near Maryland Route 202 overnight, when a Toyota Camry smashed into the back of a Peterbilt dump truck, authorities say, killing Bowie resident Joan Louise Briggs, who was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Police say that the crash was reported shortly before 11 p.m. on Wednesday night. The driver, Jacob Donato Roberts, 25, also of Bowie, was rushed to an area hospital by paramedics with undiscl…

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by Zak Failla