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Toyota Recalling 43K Hybrid Vehicles Due To Faulty Tow Hitch Covers
Tens of thousands of Toyota SUVs are subject to a sizeable recall due to a faulty tow hitch cover that may increase the possibility of a crash, officials say. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a recall of approximately 43,400 Toyota Sequoia Hybrids that may have tow hitch covers that can detach from the bumper and fall into the roadway, causing a hazard for other drivers. Recalled models include vehicles produced in 2023 and 2024. "The subject vehicles are equipped with a resin tow hitch cover held in place by molded clips to the rear bumper," according t…
News
Toyota Recalling 1.8M RAV4s Over Hazardous Batteries
Toyota is recalling more than 1.8 million of its RAV4s over hazardous batteries. According to a press release issued on Wednesday, Nov. 1, some replacement 12-volt batteries of the size specified for 2013 to 2018 RAV4 models have smaller top dimensions than others. If a small-top battery is used for replacement and the hold-down clamp is not tightened correctly, the battery could move and potentially short-circuit, increasing risk of a fire. "Toyota is currently preparing the remedy," the statement reads. "When the remedy is available, Toyota dealers will replace the battery hold-down…
Obituaries
Stolen Kia Driver Kills Popular Pair In Fiery Hit-Run Maryland Crash, Police Say
Police have identified a pair from Cameroon who emigrated to the United States and settled in Maryland before being killed by a hit-and-run driver late last month. John Fombi, 42, of Bladensburg, and Hyattsville resident Emmaculate Enoh, 34, were driving home from work in late August when they were hit by a driver in Prince William County who fled the scene, leaving the two behind, according to their families. A driver in a stolen Kia was traveling north on Landover Road when it struck a second car attempting to make a turn onto the roadway. Both the Kia and the Toyota Camry that was hit, w…
Traffic
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…
Traffic
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…
Traffic
Two Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Kia Stolen In Upper Marlboro: Police (
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Two people were killed in an early morning hit-and-run crash in Prince George's County, police say. Shortly before 2:40 a.m. on Wednesday morning, officers were called to the area of Landover Road and Old Landover Road in Cheverly to investigate a reported crash involving two vehicles. According to police, a driver in a Kia stolen out of Upper Marlboro crashed into a Toyota Camry that was attempting to make a lefthand turn onto Landover Road. The Camry caught fire and the driver of the Kia ran from the crash scene. Both the driver and a passenger in the Toyota were pronounced dead at the …
Business
Toyota Recalling 168K Pick-Up Trucks Due To Possible Fire Risk
Toyota is conducting a large safety recall involving certain late model pick-up trucks. The auto giant announced that approximately 168,000 2022 and 2023 Toyota Tundra and Tundra Hybrid vehicles are subject to the recall due to a possible fire hazard. According to the company, the vehicles included in the recall are equipped with a plastic fuel tube that can move and rub against a brake line, developing a fuel leak. That fuel leak could then ignite, increasing the risk of a fire. To remedy the issue, Toyota dealers will replace the plastic fuel tube with an improved part and additional cla…
Police & Fire
Woman Dies At Hospital Month After Maryland Crash, Police Say
Police have identified the 54-year-old woman who died more than a month after she was involved in a violent crash in Montgomery County in mid-June. Olney resident Delois Freeman died this week after she as involved in a crash while driving with a friend on Sunday, June 18, authorities announced on Wednesday. According to the investigation, it was determined that a Toyota Tacoma was driving west on East-West Highway near Blair Mill Road in Silver Spring when the driver made a left turn and was struck by an oncoming Toyota Sienna. Freeman, who was in the front passenger seat of the Tacoma, w…
Police & Fire
DC Man Changing Tire Killed By Out Of Control Driver On I-495 In Maryland: State Police
New details have been released after a Washington, DC man was killed by a 21-year-old driver on I-495 in Prince George’s County over the weekend. Olumide Stephen, 55, has been identified as the man changing a tire who was killed after Boyds, Maryland resident Surya Padmanahban unexpectedly lost control of his Toyota Prius and struck him in College Park. According to Maryland State Police investigators, Stephen was driving a 2021 Toyota Highlander when he stopped to change the right rear passenger side tire after getting a flat. The fatal incident was reported at approximately 2 p.m. on Fr…
Police & Fire
District Heights Teens Waiting For Extradition After Crashing Stolen Camry In DC: Police
Two District Heights teens are being charged as adults after being found in possession of a stolen car, according to officials in Prince George's County. The 17-year-old boys were captured by police around 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21 after being observed in the stolen Toyota Camry in the area of Wheeler Road and Southern Avenue in Oxon Hill, a county police spokesperson said. Officers attempted to pull over the teens, who refused to stop, resulting in a brief chase that ended in the car becoming disabled in the area of 13th Street and Good Hope Road in Southeast, Washington, DC. The vehicl…
Police & Fire
One Killed Crashing Into Back Of Disabled Tractor-Trailer On I-95 In Maryland, State Police Say
The driver of a Toyota Camry that struck the back of a disabled tractor-trailer on I-95 in Maryland has died, state police announced. In Prince George’s County, a motorist - whose name or age has not been released - was traveling on I-95 near Route 212 in Beltsville at approximately 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5 when the Toyota struck the back of a tractor-trailer, according to investigators. Police investigators said that the identification of the driver is being held pending the next of kin notification. Troopers and paramedics pronounced the driver dead at the scene. The body has been trans…
Police & Fire
Detectives Investigate Two Separate Fatal Montgomery County Collisions; Identify Victims
Montgomery County Detectives are investigating two separate, fatal two-car collisions that occurred earlier this week, authorities say. The first collision occurred at approximately 7:17 a.m., Monday, Oct. 24, in the area of E. Randolph and Laurie Drive, according to Montgomery County police. Investigation has revealed that a gray 2009 Mazda 5 minivan was driving east in the 1600 block of East Randolph Road when it crossed the centerline and struck a white 2015 Toyota Highlander. The driver of the Highlander was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The d…
News
Silver Alert Issued For Possibly Vulnerable Missing 82-Year-Old Man In Maryland
A Silver Alert has been issued in Maryland for a missing 82-year-old man with cognitive impairment. The Maryland Center for Missing and Unidentified Persons and Maryland State Police are seeking the public's assistance in tracking down Lowell Chapman, who could potentially be vulnerable if he isn't located. He was last seen in Garrett County at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 30 in the area of Route 40 in Grantsville. Chapman was described by police as being 5-foot-6, approximately 165 pounds with short hair, blue eyes, a clean-shaven face, and glasses. He was last seen wearing ta…
News
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. …
Police & Fire
Passenger Dies After Multi-Vehicle I-270 Crash In Maryland, State Police Say
One person was killed and two others injured in an early-morning crash on I-270 in Maryland, state police said Thabiso Mandela Mokuena, 24, was allegedly impaired and driving a Tesla shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 when a chain-reaction crash led to the death of 35-year-old Sandra Lorena Morales De Arevala. On Sunday morning, troopers from the Maryland State Police Rockville Barrack were dispatched to a stretch of I-270 south near Montrose Road, where there were two separate, but related crashes reported. Police said that the preliminary investigation determined that a 2015 Tes…
Police & Fire
One Dead, One Injured In Wrong-Way I-70 Crash In Maryland, State Police Say
A 62-year-old woman was killed and a second man hospitalized after a violent crash on I-70 in Maryland, state police said. Frederick resident Margaret Maraga Yonge was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders following an early morning crash in New Market on Sunday, Sept. 11. Maryland State Police troopers from the Frederick Barrack responded to a stretch of I-70 near the 64-mile marker at approximately 7:15 a.m. on Sunday morning, where they found two vehicles involved in the crash. The preliminary investigation indicates Yonge was operating a Toyota RAV4 and traveling westbound o…
Police & Fire
Reward Offered After Road Crew Member Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Maryland Construction Zone
A $10,000 reward has been offered by the employer of a worker killed by a hit-and-run driver while working inside a work zone last month in Washington County, Maryland State Police announced. Captiol Heights' Ever Anibal Aleman Ramos was working on I-70 west near Route 66 in Washington County shortly before 4:20 a.m. on Monday, June 13 when he was struck while working in a construction zone. The preliminary investigation determined that the road crew was backing up in the left lane of the interstate and removing construction barrels from a previous roadway project. Investigators said that…
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Montgomery County Crash ID'd
Detectives have released the identity of the driver who was killed in a traffic collision in Montgomery County, authorities announced. Sam Mingsan Chen, 79, of Rockville, was attempting to make a left turn at the intersection of Stoney Creek Road and River Road when their Toyota was struck around 1:50 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, according to Montgomery County officials. The driver of the white 2019 Ford F-550 that struck Chen's Camry was traveling west on River Road when the Camry pulled out in front of them to head east, police said. Chen was pronounced dead at the scene. This is an active…
Police & Fire
Impaired Driver Kills Texas Man Fixing Car On I-695 In Baltimore
A 34-year-old man experiencing car problems was struck and killed by an impaired driver while trying to fix his car on I-695 in Baltimore Saturday, June 11, State Police said. Juan Rivera was stopped in the right shoulder standing outside of his 2005 Dodge Dakota on the inner loop near I-70 when his car was struck by a 2014 Toyota Tacoma driven by Moto Chapol, 37, around 9:45 p.m., Maryland State Police said. Rivera was transported by ambulance to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, where he was pronounced dead. Chapol, of Windsor Mill, Maryland, was arrested at the scene and char…
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