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Police ID 91-Year-Old Woman Who Died In Two-Car Maryland Crash Police ID 91-Year-Old Woman Who Died In Two-Car Maryland Crash
Police ID 91-Year-Old Woman Who Died In Two-Car Maryland Crash Police have identified the elderly Silver Spring woman killed in a two-vehicle collision, authorities say. Henrietta Gomez, 91, was attempting to turn left onto Baltimore Road from westbound Norbeck Road when she was struck by an eastbound vehicle around 10 a.m., Monday, July 25, according to Montgomery County police. Gomez was rushed to a hospital where she was initially stabilized, but later succumbed to her injuries, officials announced on Thursday, July 28. The Collision Reconstruction Unit continues to investigate this collision. Anyone with information regarding this collision is ask…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland Dad Faces Long Road To Recovery After Crash Maryland Dad Faces Long Road To Recovery After Crash
Maryland Dad Faces Long Road To Recovery After Crash The Baltimore community is stepping up to help support a soon-to-be father of four with multiple dealerships in Virginia after he was in a violent head-on collision earlier this week, according to a fundraiser made on his behalf. Over $8,000 has been raised after the crash that sent Dylan "SlimGoti" Webb, 28, to Shock Trauma in critical condition with a tear in his aorta, Monday, July 25, according to the GoFundMe. The 60-centimeter tear caused a significant amount of internal bleeding, with fundraiser organizers Jim and Corrie Groth saying Webb's survival is a "miracle" as aorta injuries h…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Police ID Passenger Killed In Maryland After Driver Struck Multiple Vehicles Police ID Passenger Killed In Maryland After Driver Struck Multiple Vehicles
Police ID Passenger Killed In Maryland After Driver Struck Multiple Vehicles Police have identified the Oxon Hill man killed in a District Heights crash earlier this month, authorities say. Corey Forrest, 48, was a passenger in the vehicle that crashed in a parking lot on Pennsylvania Avenue near Brooks Drive, on the night of Friday, July 15, according to Prince George's County police. The vehicle that Forrest was traveling in left the roadway for unknown reasons and entered the parking lot, striking multiple parked vehicles before coming to a stop. The driver and Forrest were rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, officials said. Forrest died of…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Woman Airlifted To Hospital After Being Struck Twice In Three-Vehicle Maryland Crash Woman Airlifted To Hospital After Being Struck Twice In Three-Vehicle Maryland Crash
Woman Airlifted To Hospital After Being Struck Twice In Three-Vehicle Maryland Crash A woman from Virginia was airlifted to a Maryland hospital after being involved in a three-car crash that left her with “incapacitating injuries,” authorities said. Centerville, Virginia resident Kelly Myung Han, 51, was driving a 2017 blue Honda According at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, when she failed to yield the right of way when making a left turn from a private driveway onto St. Andrew’s Church Road in California, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Office. When making the left turn, investigators said that Han was struck by a silver 2002 Honda Civic, driven by…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Howard County Crash Was 12 Years Old: Report Driver Killed In Howard County Crash Was 12 Years Old: Report
Driver Killed In Howard County Crash Was 12 Years Old: Report A 12-year-old girl who was driving a car crashed and died early Sunday, July 24 in Howard County, abc7 reports. Her adult male adult passenger was seriously injured. It wasn't immediately clear why the girl was behind the wheel of the 2017 Toyota Corolla.  She was headed southbound on Broken Land Parkway when the car veered off the roadway and struck a tree just south of Cradlerock Way around 2:10 a.m. in Columbia, police said. Southbound Broken Land Parkway was closed between Cradlerock Way and Snowden River Parkway for approximately four hours.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Loved Ones Remember 'Funny, Charismatic' Teen Killed In Kettering Crash Loved Ones Remember 'Funny, Charismatic' Teen Killed In Kettering Crash
Loved Ones Remember 'Funny, Charismatic' Teen Killed In Kettering Crash A community is stepping up to help the family of the "funny and charismatic" teen who was killed in a Kettering crash earlier this week, according to a fundraiser. Janiya "Nyny" Thompson, 17, was identified in the fundraiser as the teen killed after the vehicle she was traveling in struck a tree near Kettering Drive and Kettering Place, the evening of Sunday, July 17, previously reported by Daily Voice. "Janiyah was just 17 (years) old, with such a bright future ahead. She was funny, charismatic, loving, and would help anyone she encountered," Katia Bruce wrote on the GoFundMe page. "She wa…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
One Dead After Head-On Crash, Car Fire In Maryland: Sheriff One Dead After Head-On Crash, Car Fire In Maryland: Sheriff
One Dead After Head-On Crash, Car Fire In Maryland: Sheriff One person was killed and two hospitalized after being involved in a head-on crash in Maryland that led to a massive car fire, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. A 2017 Toyota was traveling east on Halfway Boulevard near the area of Oak Ridge Drive at approximately 10 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, when the driver lost control and entered the oncoming lanes, striking a Chevy Malibu in Hagerstown. As a result of the collision, the Toyota caught fire, according to the sheriff's office. The two occupants of the Malibu were transported to Meritus Medical Center for treatment of their in…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Ten Patients Hospitalized In Prince George's Crash Ten Patients Hospitalized In Prince George's Crash
Ten Patients Hospitalized In Prince George's Crash Ten people were hospitalized in a Prince George's County crash Saturday, July 9. The accident happened just before 8 p.m. on the 5000 block of Beech Road.  No further information was immediately available.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Medevac Helicopter Requested After Woman Ejected In Maryland Crash: Reports Medevac Helicopter Requested After Woman Ejected In Maryland Crash: Reports
Medevac Helicopter Requested After Woman Ejected In Maryland Crash: Reports A rollover crash in Maryland left at least four people with serious injuries, with one ejection from the vehicle, according to reports. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, July 8, there was a reported crash in the eastbound lanes of I-70 in the area of Exit 39 in Myersville. Upon arrival, first responders in Frederick County reported one ejection and four additional patients who required treatment, according to a spokesperson for Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services. The patient ejected from the vehicle was an 18-year-old woman, according to an unconfirmed report. A helicopt…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
AGT Finalist Has Bones Of 80-Year-Old Due To Anorexia: People Mag AGT Finalist Has Bones Of 80-Year-Old Due To Anorexia: People Mag
AGT Finalist Has Bones Of 80-Year-Old Due To Anorexia: People Mag Jackie Evancho lefts audiences breathless with her singing as a 10-year-old child performing on America's Got Talent. Just over a decade later, her bones have aged 70 years, she tells People. The native Pennsylvanian placed second on the show in 2010, fame got to her, but spent her teens struggling with anorexia, she said.  A car crash that left her seriously hurt with broken bones in January 2021 was her wake-up call, she tells the magazine.  "They were abnormal breaks, breaks that you see in 80-year-olds," she told the outlet. Evancho ended up going to in an inpatient facility but her …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Overturned SUV Shuts Busy Maryland Roadway Overturned SUV Shuts Busy Maryland Roadway
Overturned SUV Shuts Busy Maryland Roadway A busy Maryland roadway was closed in both directions late in the afternoon on Wednesday, July 6, when there was a reported multi-vehicle crash. First responders were dispatched to a stretch of Virginia Avenue near the I-70 bridge in Washington County, where there was a reported crash with at least one car that landed on its roof, officials said. The crash was reported near Halfway and Williamsport. On social media, a user responded on the Washington County MD Fire Calls page to advise that it was his wife who was involved in the crash, with her SUV being the vehicle to roll over. “My wi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Driver Killed In 'Good Luck Road' Crash 20-Year-Old Driver Killed In 'Good Luck Road' Crash
20-Year-Old Driver Killed In 'Good Luck Road' Crash A 20-year-old driver died in a crash on a street on "Good Luck Road" this week in Prince George's County. Chris Brian Orellana, of Lanham, was heading east when he lost control of his car and crossed the double yellow line, hitting a westbound minivan around 8:35 p.m. on June 28, PGPD said. Orellana was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The driver and passengers of the van were taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422. Callers wishing …

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by Cecilia Levine