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Death Investigation Into Possible Hit-Run Crash In Charles County Launched: Sheriff Death Investigation Into Possible Hit-Run Crash In Charles County Launched: Sheriff
Death Investigation Into Possible Hit-Run Crash In Charles County Launched: Sheriff A 21-year-old woman from Waldorf was found dead early Friday in what investigators believe may have been a hit-and-run crash, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. The discovery was made around 7:15 a.m. on Jan. 10, when a patrol officer traveling on Smallwood Drive West near St. Patrick’s Drive noticed a body lying in the eastbound lane.  At the same time, a concerned citizen called 911 to report the incident. The officer approached the woman, identified as Zarria Courtney McDade, and found her unconscious and not breathing, officials said. CPR was performed until paramed…

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Police Identify 27-Year-Old Maryland Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Christmas Morning Crash Police Identify 27-Year-Old Maryland Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Christmas Morning Crash
Police Identify 27-Year-Old Maryland Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Christmas Morning Crash The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a local man early Christmas morning. The victim, identified as 27-year-old Darin Burns Jr. of Upper Marlboro, was killed after his vehicle veered off the road and struck a tree in the 12000 block of Duley Station Road. Officers responded to the scene at approximately 3:20 a.m. on Dec. 25 and found Burns Jr. inside the wrecked vehicle, according to police.  He was pronounced dead at the scene. A preliminary investigation revealed that Burns Jr. was driving southbound on …

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Traffic
Three Dead In Head-On Maryland Crash Involving Senior-Living Facility Bus, Dump Truck: State PD Three Dead In Head-On Maryland Crash Involving Senior-Living Facility Bus, Dump Truck: State PD
Three Dead In Head-On Maryland Crash Involving Senior-Living Facility Bus, Dump Truck: State PD An investigation has been launched following a triple fatal crash involving a senior-living assisted living facility bus and dump truck in Charles County, state police say. Shortly before 8 a.m. on Friday morning, police say the bus was heading west on Port Tobacco Road in Nanjemoy, when for unknown reasons, the driver lost control and struck the dump truck, which was heading east, head-on. Three occupants inside the bus - including the driver - were pronounced dead at the scene, according to state police. The driver and sole occupant of the dump truck was uninjured. Investigators said tha…

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Two Killed Hours Apart In Separate Prince George's County Crashes, Police Say Two Killed Hours Apart In Separate Prince George's County Crashes, Police Say
Two Killed Hours Apart In Separate Prince George's County Crashes, Police Say Members of the Prince George’s County Police Department were kept busy on Saturday morning, as they were called in to investigate a pair of separate crashes that left two people dead hours apart. Officers were first called to the intersection of Allentown Road and Leon Street - not far from Joint Base Andrews - shortly before 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash. One of the drivers - only identified as an adult male - was pronounced dead at the scene by police, and a second was transported to an area hospital with what were described as non-life-threa…

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One Dead, One Injured In Wrong-Way I-70 Crash In Maryland, State Police Say One Dead, One Injured In Wrong-Way I-70 Crash In Maryland, State Police Say
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…

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