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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…
Police & Fire
Driver Who Mowed Down Multiple People Near Maryland Courthouse Charged With Attempted Murder
More than a month after a driver allegedly intentionally struck at least three people outside a Montgomery County courthouse, authorities announced that a man has been arrested. Walter Giovanni Marquez-Aviles, 44, is facing multiple charges after investigators determined that he intentionally rammed his vehicle into his victims. The Gaithersburg resident was involved in the crash at around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, near the 100 block of East Montgomery Avenue. Police said that he crashed his dark-colored SUV and fled the area, two of whom - a 79-year-old woman and 18-year-…
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Strikes Police Car In Maryland: Cops
A drunk driver’s dangerous decision ended with a police cruiser smashed and a night behind bars after a collision in Montgomery County, authorities say. The crash happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, when a black Acura barreled into a marked Montgomery County Police cruiser on I-270 near I-370. An officer had parked the vehicle with its emergency lights activated, blocking lanes to protect state police investigators at the scene of a prior crash, according to officials. The aftermath of the crash in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Department of Police The imp…
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…
Police & Fire
Woman Killed While Exiting Car In Maryland Parking Lot Identified By Police
Tragedy struck a Maryland family the day after Christmas when a 37-year-old woman was killed getting out of a car in a Giant parking lot in Montgomery County. Burtonsville resident Michelle Gogan, 37, was getting out of the passenger side of her parked car at the food store on Old Columbia Pike when she was hit by a 2023 silver Mazda CX5 around 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, Dec. 26, according to Montgomery County Police. The driver of the Mazda, who was attempting to enter an adjacent parking stall, struck Gogan, her vehicle, and another parked car in the 15000 block of Old Columbia Pike, police…
Traffic
Investigators ID Maryland Driver Killed After Veering Off-Road, Crashing Into Multiple Trees
A 52-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend after losing control and striking multiple trees in Frederick, according to the sheriff's office, Kyint Cope was driving in the area of Sundays Lane and Bartgis Road at around 5:10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21 when his Toyota Corolla veered of the left side of the road. Cope was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Investigators say that "initial findings suggest that excessive speed and alcohol consumption may have been contributing factors in the collision." The fatal crash remains under i…
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver Apprehended At Dulles Airport After Killing DOT Employee In Maryland: Police
A driver wanted in connection to the fatal hit-and-run crash involving a Montgomery County Department of Transportation employee has been apprehended at Dulles International Airport after leaving the country, authorities announced. Potomac resident Ricky Rohan Kapoor, 30, was arrested over the weekend after traveling to Bogota in Columbia following the fateful hit-and-run in November. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, at around 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, officers were called to investigate a reported crash involving a pedestrian and driver who fled 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…
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Maryland Man Who Took Police On Deadly High-Speed Pursuit Learns Fate In Court
A 20-year-old Boyds man who led police on a deadly chase through Montgomery County was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but eight years suspended, after pleading guilty to grossly negligent manslaughter and related offenses. Antoine Randall was sentenced this week in Montgomery County Circuit Court by Judge Harry Storm after pleading guilty to his role in a December 2023 crash that killed a minor who was in his vehicle. Prosecutors say that the incident began Dec. 13, 2023, when Montgomery County police attempted to stop a white 2016 Nissan Maxima near Bucknell Drive and Cambridge …
News
Drunk Driver Wanted In MD Causes Crash In Stafford, Lies About Fleeing Friend, Deputies Say
A man with an outstanding warrant was arrested after a DUI crash in Stafford County early Sunday morning, according to the sheriff's office. On Nov. 17, at approximately 3:36 a.m., deputies responded to a two-vehicle accident near Austin Park Drive and Richmond Highway that left one vehicle on its side with the driver trapped inside. Deputy C.T. Richardson assisted the driver of the overturned Chevrolet out of the vehicle and into an ambulance, according to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, while a second deputy spoke with the driver of a Honda also involved in the c…
Traffic
Driver Crashes Into Back Of Police Vehicle During Maryland Speeding Stop On I-270
One of Montgomery County's top cops got a scare on Saturday morning when a driver plowed into his vehicle as he was conducting a traffic stop. District 3 Commander Jason Cokinos stopped a driver early on Nov. 2 for driving 110 mph on I-270 near I-495 when he was rudely interrupted by another reckless motorist in a Mercedes who crashed into the back of his vehicle. No serious injuries were reported, according to the commander, who was out of his vehicle when the Mercedes caused the crash. When you see police vehicles 🚔, emergency vehicles 🚒, tow trucks, etc. on the side of the road... MO…
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, …
News
Pedestrian Killed Returning U-Haul After Maryland Move Remembered By Friends, Well-Wishers
A community is reeling after a beloved 53-year-old man was killed by a motorist after dropping off a U-Haul following a recent move into Montgomery County. Dominique Mwepu was identified this week as the pedestrian who was struck and killed on Monday night by the driver of a Honda near the intersection of Frederick Road and High Point Drive. Mwepu was treated at the scene for life-threatening injuries, and later pronounced dead. The crash was reported around 8 p.m. on Sept. 30. Sad news! My heart is shattered, at time I wondered and ask myself what is there to life??? Prof…
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…
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…
Traffic
Woman Airlifted After Head-On Maryland Crash With Pick-Up Dies At Hospital, Police Say
A 56-year-old woman died at an area hospital following a crash during the afternoon commute near the Howard and Montgomery County line, police say. Angela Marie Brill, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has been identified as the woman who was killed in a crash involving her Chevy Malibu and a Toyota pick-up truck after being airlifted to the hospital. Shortly before 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 6, officers were called to the area of Georgia Avenue, between Triadelphia Lake Road and the Howard County/Montgomery County Line. Update - Georgia Avenue and Tridelphia Lake Road, collision, multiple pat…
Obituaries
'Life Had Its Own Plans:' Man Chasing American Dream Dies In Fatal Maryland Crash
Isaac Akomanyi came to Maryland, leaving his wife and young son behind in Ghana, in search of the American dream. That dream was shattered in July when the Germantown man was involved in a fatal crash in Montgomery County, leaving 3-year-old Aden, wife Mavis, and other loved ones reeling in Africa. On the evening of Saturday, July 20, Akomanyi was driving a Nissan when he was involved in a crash with a Dodge Ram 1500 pick-up that ended with his car wrapped around a tree and the truck smashing through the back of his vehicle. Now, the community is coming to the aid of the fa…
News
State Police ID Man Killed In One-Vehicle Frederick County Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer
A West Virginia driver has been identified by Maryland State Police investigators as the driver killed in a crash early on Tuesday morning in Frederick County. Daniel Edward Ryan, 41, of Ridgeley, was driving on Raven Rock Road shortly after 7:30 a.m. on July 9, when police say he was involved in a one-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer. Ryan was pronounced dead at the scene by Frederick County paramedics, officials said. Following the crash, Maryland Route 491 was closed for several hours as state police investigated the crash and cleared the scene. The incident remains unde…
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…
Obituaries
Teen Killed In Fiery Hit-Run Crash With BMW On I-270 Had 'Dreams As Big As His Heart'
Luis Bran was picking up his 16-year-old cousin from El Salvador when his vehicle was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on I-270 in Maryland, his family says. The Gaithersburg resident, 17, and Rebeca Gabriela Vasquez Moreno were both killed in Montgomery County in a crash on Friday, June 21 that also left their 50-year-old driver hospitalized with undisclosed injuries. The aftermath of the crash in Montgomery County Twitter/@mcfrsPIO It is believed that the driver was Bran's mother and Moreno's aunt. "He was a vibrant, kind-hearted young man who had his whole life ahe…
Police & Fire
Driver Responsible For Transporting Gunmen Before Fatal Maryland Shooting Arrested, Police Say
The man who allegedly drove two gunmen responsible for the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Capitol Heights man who was found dead after a car crash in Montgomery County has been arrested, police say. Police and paramedics were called at around 9:40 p.m. on Nov. 28, 2023 to the 3600 block of Spruell Drive in Silver Spring following reports of a Toyota that had crashed into a parked vehicle. Neighbors pulled Orlando Alexander Satz, Jr. from his Corolla after hearing the crash, and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel were providing first aid when they reportedly found him suffering fro…
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…
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