Find Your Daily Voice
Perryville-Port Deposit
Charlestown
Your Local News for Perryville, Port Deposit and Charlestown, Maryland
Sunday, mar 2
25°
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Traffic
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Perryville-Port Deposit
Charlestown
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Traffic
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2025 Cantata Media
25°
Sunday, mar 2
Tag:
Car Accident
Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Girl Killed In Crash On Route 13: Maryland State Police
A 4-year-old Maryland girl died after a two-car crash in Wicomico County, authorities said. Kinsley Parks, of Crisfield, was airlifted to a hospital after the crash on Wednesday, Feb. 26, but succumbed to her injuries the following day, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers responded around 7:50 a.m. to the intersection of Route 13 and Stockyard Road in Eden, where Parks had been riding in a 2020 Hyundai Elantra driven by her father, 30-year-old Jalen Scott Evans of Crisfield. According to police, Evans was attempting to turn left onto Stockyard Road from northbound Route 13 when hi…
Lifestyle
Dream Derailed: Baltimore Nursing Student Seriously Injured In Maryland Hit-Run Crash
Samikshya Nepali Thapa came to the US in 2024 chasing her dream of becoming a nurse. Now, she’s fighting for her future after a devastating hit-and-run crash left her with critical injuries. Originally from a small village in Nepal, Thapa was living her American dream as an international student at CCBC Catonsville—until it turned into a nightmare on Jan. 24. While heading home, Thapa was struck by a car in a hit-and-run accident that left her with multiple fractures, a brain injury, and a broken urinary bladder that required emergency surgery, according to the Baltimore Association of Nepa…
Obituaries
Caregiver Killed In Head-On Crash With Suspended Driver In Maryland 'Had Heart Full Of Love'
A Frederick woman who died after being struck by a speeding driver with a suspended license is being remembered by family and friends for her kindness and dedication to caring for others. Caitlynn Nicole James, 31, was driving home from work on Saturday, Feb. 15, when a head-on crash on Buckeystown Pike took her life, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said. The crash happened around 6:40 p.m. near Adamstown Road when James Henry Walker, 43, of Dickerson, who was driving on a suspended license, veered into oncoming traffic. Investigators say Walker was speeding and failed to stay …
Police & Fire
Video Shows Hero Cop Saving Driver From Burning SUV In Maryland
A police corporal in Maryland is being recognized following a heroic save of an injured driver trapped in a burning SUV in Hyattsville. Body-worn video footage of Cpl. Kelly Hernandez was released by police on Thursday, showing the officer coming to the aid of a man who broke his leg in a crash late last month. In the video, Hernandez ran toward the burning vehicle, where the driver was pleading for help, imploring, "my leg's broken ... Please help me." Here is body-worn camera video of an SUV accident on Jan. 19 on Queens Chapel Road. Cpl. Kelly Hernandez was able to pull the vic…
News
'Internal Decapitation' Nearly Killed Maryland HS Football Player — He Defied The Odds
A Maryland high school senior is fighting for his life after a devastating crash left him with catastrophic injuries, and his family is now seeking help as they navigate the football player's long road to recovery. Antonio “Tony” D’Urso Martinez, 18, lost control of his vehicle on his way home from work on Wednesday, Feb. 5, and suffered a series of unimaginable injuries, according to a GoFundMe created to support his family. Despite being left with a fractured skull, spine fractures, internal bleeding, and what doctors have called an “internal decapitation,” Martinez survived thanks to lif…
Police & Fire
Mother Loses Only Daughter In Fatal Single-Vehicle Maryland Crash
A family is grieving after a mother lost her only daughter in a fatal single-vehicle crash on Sunday night in Prince George's County. Support is swelling for the loved ones of Adelphi resident Sindy Fuentes Rojas, 40, who was identified by investigators as the person killed in a crash early on Jan. 26. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, at around 9:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, Fuentes Rojas was heading east in the 8000 block of Muirkirk Road when she lost control and struck a tree. The reasons behind the wreck remain under investigation a day later. Followi…
Obituaries
Young Bethesda Couple Killed On Winter Vacation: 'They Had Their Whole Lives Ahead Of Them'
A young couple’s holiday vacation turned into a heartbreaking tragedy when William Herrera Ortega, a bicycle shop mechanic, and his wife Sonia were killed in a crash while vacationing in Colorado. Will and Sonia were in a Toyota Tundra involved in an accident with a 2024 Peterbilt Semi-truck/tractor combination the morning of Dec. 26, 2024, according to police and those who knew him. The Fraser Winter Park Police Department said the Tundra, driven by a 37-year-old Colorado man, was heading east on Route 40 when it lost control on the icy roads and rotated counterclockwise into the…
News
3X Varsity HS Athlete ID’d As Maryland Man Killed In High-Speed Crash With Tractor-Trailer: PSP
A 21-year-old former three-sport varsity athlete from South Hagerstown High School was killed when his car rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 in Antrim Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Dec. 16. Dru N. Feeley, of Hagerstown, died at the scene of the crash, which occurred around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, near mile marker 6.9, troopers said. He was driving a 2005 Dodge Neon at a high speed in the left lane of I-81 North when he struck the rear of a 2021 Peterbilt 579 tractor-trailer, investigators said. The tractor-trailer, driven by 34-year-old Michael May…
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Hits Tree Along I-95, Dies In Perryville Crash: Troopers
A New Jersey woman was killed when her pickup crashed on Interstate 95 in northern Maryland, authorities said. Tracey McKeon of Camden, NJ, died in the crash, a Maryland State Police spokesperson said on Thursday, Oct. 31. Troopers responded to the wreck on I-95 South in Perryville, MD, at around 8:47 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27. Investigators said McKeon was driving a 2012 Dodge Ram near milepost 92.9. The pickup went off the highway to the right and crashed head-on into a tree. Cecil County paramedics pronounced McKeon dead at the scene. She was 54 years old. T…
Police & Fire
University Of Maryland Eastern Shore Students Killed, Critically Injured In Wrong-Way Crash: PD
Two University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) students were killed, and two others suffered critical injuries after being struck head-on by a suspected intoxicated wrong-way driver in Delaware. Delaware State Police identified 22-year-old Eric Staley, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Willow Grove, Pennsylvania resident Makayla Belton, 18, as the two who were killed in a fatal crash on Sunday in Seaford involving a Honda Pilot and Nissan Rogue. Two others, the 22-year-old driver from DC, and a rear passenger, an 18-year-old from Bethesda, where also hospitalized with serious injuries, …
Police & Fire
Two Children, Adult Airlifted In Washington County Crash On I-70: Maryland State Police
A 19-year-old driver was hospitalized, and two children and an adult passenger were airlifted from a crash scene on I-70 in Washington County, state police say. Baltimore resident Yelson Aguilar was among four hospitalized following a rollover crash in Big Pool early on Tuesday morning. According to state police, shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 10, troopers were called to a stretch of the interstate, where there was a reported single-vehicle crash with four injuries. Investigators say that Aguilar was taken by paramedics to Meritus Medical Center, while two 6 year olds were flown t…
Traffic
Woman Charged With DUI Months After Causing 23-Vehicle Pile-Up On Bay Bridge:
Mdta
Police
A 48-year-old woman has reportedly been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence and causing a 23-vehicle chain-reaction crash on the Bay Bridge. Chester resident Gwendolyn Persina has been identified as the reckless driver in a blue Honda Civic who was allegedly speeding, struck another vehicle, and caused the crash that wreaked havoc for some travelers in January. At approximately 7:45 a.m. on Jan. 27 in Queen Anne's County, MDTA Police officers assigned to the Bay Bridge detachment along the westbound lanes, where there was a crash involving nearly two dozen drivers. Th…
Traffic
One Killed, One Hospitalized In Head-On Maryland Crash, State Police Say (
Developing
)
One person was killed and a second hospitalized in a head-on crash in Harford County on Wednesday afternoon, state police say. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Aug. 28, Maryland State Police troopers were called to investigate a reported crash on Route 152 (Mountain Road) near Singer Road in Joppatowne, where there were two people with serious injuries. According to investigators, a 72-year-old man was driving a Buick LeSabre northbound along the roadway when the man crossed over the center lane and struck a Toyota Corolla head-on. The driver of the Buick was rushed the the University of Mary…
Obituaries
'I Lost My First True Love:' Victims Of Deadly I-81 Crash Remembered
The lives of two Maryland men were cut short in a crash on I-81 last week in Pennsylvania, and now, their loved ones are rallying to give them proper burials. Diamonte Drequan Disney, 25, and Tiheen "Tizzy" Justice Nathaniel Matthews, 20, both of Hagerstown, MD, both died in the crash Wednesday, Aug. 21 in Antrim Township, as previously reported by Daily Voice. The pair were in a black 2012 Infiniti G37 that lost control, left the roadway, hit the guidewire in the median, and then rolled over, PA State Trooper Ruiz said. Disney and Nathaniel were among the four people who were ej…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Maryland Crash With Stolen Vehicle; Suspects At Large: Sheriff
Police have identified the motorcyclist who was killed in a head-on crash with a stolen Infiniti whose driver and passenger fled on foot in Carroll County, according to the sheriff's office. Taneytown resident Terry Lee Crowl, 55, was killed early on Tuesday morning when he was unexpectedly struck by an Infiniti QX60 and ejected from his Harley Davidson. The crash was reported shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 20 in the area of Francis Scott Key Highway just South of Kump Station Road in Taneytown. Due to an incident, Route 194/FSK Highway in Taneytown is closed in both directions b…
News
Two Taken To Hospital Following Three-Vehicle Work Zone Crash In Baltimore County: State Police
Two people were hospitalized after crashing into a dump truck in a work zone on I-695 in Baltimore County, according to Maryland State Police. Jamal Dates, 27, of Parkville, and 27-year-old Baltimore resident Marqesha Young, have been identified by police investigators as the pair involved in the crash involving their Toyota Corolla, the truck, and a Honda Accord. Shortly after midnight, troopers from the Maryland State Police Golden Ring Barrack responded to the area of the outer loop of I-695 between the Harrisburg Expressway and Falls Road for a report of a three-vehicle crash. Ac…
News
Minnesota Vikings Rookie CB Khyree Jackson Killed In Maryland Crash: State Police
Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson was among three killed in a crash on Saturday morning in his hometown in Prince George's County, according to state police. The 24-year-old Wise High School graduate was the front seat passenger in a Dodge Charger shortly after 3 a.m. on July 6 when it was involved in a crash in Upper Marlboro. The Minnesota Vikings later confirmed the grim news of Jackson's death with a statement posted on social media. We are devastated by the news of Khyree Jackson’s death following an overnight car accident.Our thoughts are with Khyree’s family, fri…
Police & Fire
New Details Emerge In Sen. Fetterman's Maryland Crash
A witness told Maryland State Police that Sen. John Fetterman was driving over the speed limit when his car rear-ended another on Sunday, June 9, according to a crash report. Fetterman, his wife Gisele, and the other driver were all taken to the hospital after the I-70 crash. Fetterman's office said he was treated for a bruised shoulder and later released. In a crash report from Maryland State Police, a witness said Fetterman's Chevrolet Traverse passed her "at a high rate of speed, well over the posted speed limit." He rear-ended a Chevrolet Impala after passing the witness, j…
25°
