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Pedestrian Killed In Maryland Police-Involved Crash Identified Pedestrian Killed In Maryland Police-Involved Crash Identified
Pedestrian Killed In Maryland Police-Involved Crash Identified The pedestrian killed in a police-involved crash in Prince George’s County has been identified as the investigation into the deadly incident continues, officials announced. According to the Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID), 23-year-old Aniyah Redd, of Temple Hills, was fatally struck in Oxon Hill on Saturday, February 1. The officers involved have also been identified. Prince George’s County Police Sergeant Timothy Shomper, an 11-year veteran, and Corporal David Gross, a 13-year veteran, were involved in the crash, authorities said. A thi…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
SUV Driver, 28, Dragged By Freightliner Dies In Maryland Crash: Officials SUV Driver, 28, Dragged By Freightliner Dies In Maryland Crash: Officials
SUV Driver, 28, Dragged By Freightliner Dies In Maryland Crash: Officials A 28-year-old Maryland woman was killed after a tractor-trailer struck her SUV and dragged it down the road in a violent crash in Montgomery County, police said on Monday. Jiwon Kim, of Silver Spring, was pronounced dead at the scene following the wreck, which happened just before 12:50 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, at the intersection of Layhill and Norbeck roads, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators say Kim was driving a 2021 Kia Seltos northbound on Layhill Road when a 2006 Freightliner truck pulling a Brazos trailer east on Norbeck Road slammed into her vehicle. The force of…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Two Killed In Separate Overnight Crashes Hours Apart In Maryland: Police Two Killed In Separate Overnight Crashes Hours Apart In Maryland: Police
Two Killed In Separate Overnight Crashes Hours Apart In Maryland: Police Two people were killed in separate overnight crashes in Laurel and Jessup, prompting investigations by Howard County police into the causes of both fatal collisions. The first crash happened around 10:45 p.m. on Jan. 31 when a 2013 Hyundai Sonata was traveling eastbound on Whiskey Bottom Road near Kings Post Court.  Investigators say the driver failed to navigate a curve and struck a tree. No other vehicles were involved. The driver, an adult female, was rushed to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where she was pronounced dead.  A minor child, who was in the backs…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Baltimore Pedestrian Dies Weeks After Being Struck Crossing Montgomery County Road: Police Baltimore Pedestrian Dies Weeks After Being Struck Crossing Montgomery County Road: Police
Baltimore Pedestrian Dies Weeks After Being Struck Crossing Montgomery County Road: Police Detectives are investigating a fatal collision in Bethesda that left a Baltimore man dead weeks after being struck by a car. On Sunday, Nov. 10, Derrick Lamarr Fields, 50, was crossing Rockville Pike near Marinelli Drive when he was hit by a 2012 Hyundai Sonata, Montgomery County Police said. Fields was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died of his injuries on Tuesday, Dec. 3, authorities announced on Tuesday afternoon. No details about the driver were released. The investigation is ongoing, and detectives are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to contact the Collision Reconstructio…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Police ID Woman Struck, Killed By Two Hit-Run Drivers In Maryland Police ID Woman Struck, Killed By Two Hit-Run Drivers In Maryland
Police ID Woman Struck, Killed By Two Hit-Run Drivers In Maryland Both drivers who struck and killed a 29-year-old pedestrian in Howard County fled the scene and are wanted for hit-and-run, police say. Zulma Maginelly Zepeda Barrientos went ping-ponging between two cars traveling in opposite directions in Elkridge over the weekend, and both drivers sped away following the fatal strike, according to investigators. At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, officers were called to the 6200 block of Washington Boulevard when Zepeda Barrientos was struck by a vehicle heading south, then struck again by a second vehicle heading north. Neither driver …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Truck Driver Killed By Teen On Shoulder Of I-95: Maryland State Police Truck Driver Killed By Teen On Shoulder Of I-95: Maryland State Police
Truck Driver Killed By Teen On Shoulder Of I-95: Maryland State Police A pair of New Yorkers were involved in a fatal crash on I-95 in Harford County overnight, according to Maryland State Police. Rajwinder Singh, 22, of Hicksville, was killed on Wednesday, April 5, when he got out of his disabled tractor-trailer on the side of the interstate in Abingdon and was struck by Roosevelt resident Abbas Zaheer, 19, who police say lost control of his Toyota Camry. Shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, troopers from the JFK Memorial Highway Barrack were called to a stretch of southbound I-95 in Abington to investigate a reported pedestrian strike. Detectives sa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Prince George's County Police Investigate Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Prince George's County
Police Investigate Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Prince George's County Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal pedestrian crash in Palmer Park, authorities say. Jackie Monroe, 53, was attempting to cross the 8000 block of Barlowe Road when he was struck by a vehicle around 10:40 p.m., Tuesday, July 5, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.  Initial investigation revealed that Monroe was not in the crosswalk when the westbound vehicle him, investigators noted, adding that the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene after the fatal collision. Monroe was rushed to a nearby hospital where he later succumbed …

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by Annie DeVoe
Obituaries
Police ID 28-Year-Old Driver Killed In Violent Maryland Crash Police ID 28-Year-Old Driver Killed In Violent Maryland Crash
Police ID 28-Year-Old Driver Killed In Violent Maryland Crash The victim of a violent fatal collision in Seat Pleasant has been identified as a 28-year-old Hyattsville man, authorities said. Jose Hernandez Chaves was killed after the driver of a pickup truck rear ended Chaves at a red light, pushing Chaves's vehicle into a third vehicle, on the 8400 block of Central Avenue around 3:45 p.m., Monday, May 23, Prince George's County Police say. Chaves was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other drivers involved were not injured.  Police ask that anyone with information that could help investigators to call the Collision Analysis …

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
1 Dead In Capitol Heights Single Car Crash: Police 1 Dead In Capitol Heights Single Car Crash: Police
1 Dead In Capitol Heights Single Car Crash: Police One person is dead following a single car crash in Prince George's County, authorities said. Prince George's County Police were on the scene of a fatal crash in the 6600 block of Sisalbed Drive in Capitol Heights, the department said on Twitter just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23.  FATAL COLLISION: We are on the scene of a fatal collision in the 6600 block of Sisalbed Drive in the unincorporated part of Capitol Heights. pic.twitter.com/jIccuYQlse — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) March 23, 2022 Officers responded to the scene around 9:20 a.m., police said. The driver of said vehicle was ta…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Victim Killed In 'Good Luck Road' Crash Authorities ID Victim Killed In 'Good Luck Road' Crash
Authorities ID Victim Killed In 'Good Luck Road' Crash The Prince George's County Police Department is investigating a fatal collision in Lanham. Gladys Addrah, 65, of Upper Marlboro was killed in the accident that happened on Dec. 31, 2021, in the 9300 block of Good Luck Road, according to police. Addrah was a passenger in a car traveling eastbound on Good Luck Road when investigators say an SUV traveling westbound crossed over the double yellow line and crashed into the vehicle Addrah was in head-on. She was transported to a nearby hospital where she later died. The driver of the SUV was not injured. No arrests have been made in the acc…

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by Joe Gomez