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Nurse Shares Eery Photo Of Packed Car Morning Of I-495 Crash That Killed Her Nurse Shares Eery Photo Of Packed Car Morning Of I-495 Crash That Killed Her
Nurse Shares Eery Photo Of Packed Car Morning Of I-495 Crash That Killed Her A Massachusetts nurse who was apparently heading south for the winter was killed in a five-vehicle chain-reaction crash in Virginia. On the day that she died, Lauren Johnson-Lavender, 69, shared a Facebook photo of her family's vehicle packed and ready for what appears to be a lengthy trip out of Massachusetts. Nearly 100 people wished her safe travels. Johnson-Lavender would later be identified by investigators as the victim killed in a crash on I-495 that temporarily shut down a stretch of the interstate. Johnson-Lavender was a passenger in a Lexus that was stopped in traffic a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way DUI Driver Who Killed PA Woman, Injured Nine In I-495 Maryland Crash Sentenced Wrong-Way DUI Driver Who Killed PA Woman, Injured Nine In I-495 Maryland Crash Sentenced
Wrong-Way DUI Driver Who Killed PA Woman, Injured Nine In I-495 Maryland Crash Sentenced The Georgia man who killed a Pennsylvania woman in a three-vehicle wrong-way Montgomery County crash that left nine others - including several children - will spend nearly a decade in prison, authorities announced on Monday. Montezuma native Jayleen Hannor, 24, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison with all but eight years to serve in connection to the fatal crash that took the life of 36-year-old Easton, Pennsylvania resident Elizabeth "Liza" Velez in a crash last summer. Elizabeth "Lisa" Velez GoFundMe Shortly before 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, Maryland State Police in…

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by Zak Failla
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Fatal Crash Kills Two On I-495, Maryland State Police Say Fatal Crash Kills Two On I-495, Maryland State Police Say
Fatal Crash Kills Two On I-495, Maryland State Police Say A teenager is among the two killed in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 495 on Saturday, July 13.  Quintin Barnes, 37 of Reisterstown, MD, and a passenger 19-year-old Jasmine Jeffries, were riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle north on I-495 "when for reasons unknown, struck the rear of the Dodge," as police stated in the release.  Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack were called to the scene near  Branch Avenue around 8 p.m., according to the release. The driver and passenger of the Dodge were taken by ambulance to the University of Maryland Capital Regional Medica…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Multi-Vehicle I-495 Crash In Chevy Chase Causes Miles Of Backups Multi-Vehicle I-495 Crash In Chevy Chase Causes Miles Of Backups
Multi-Vehicle I-495 Crash In Chevy Chase Causes Miles Of Backups A major crash was causing traffic problems along I-495 in Chevy Chase early Friday, May 31. It happened  along the outer loop between Connecticut Avenue and Georgia Avenue around 6:30 a.m. All lanes were open as of press time however 6.5 miles of delays were being reported.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Traffic Delayed For Nearly Nine Miles Due To Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-495 In Maryland Traffic Delayed For Nearly Nine Miles Due To Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-495 In Maryland
Traffic Delayed For Nearly Nine Miles Due To Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-495 In Maryland Traffic was backed up for nearly nine miles on I-495 during Tuesday's afternoon commute when a tractor-trailer crashed and left several eastbound lanes blocked.  An alert was issued shortly before 5 p.m. on May 28 about a crash on the Inner Loop of the interstate at the ramp to the northbound lanes of I-95, which shut down two left lanes, with traffic only getting by in one right lane, authorities say.  ALERT: Prince George's County; Crash; I-95 Inner Loop ramp to Exit 27 I-95; off ramp closed #MDTraffic SOC — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) May 28, 2024 Delays during rush hour…

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by Zak Failla
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State Police ID Teen, Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Beltway Crash In Maryland State Police ID Teen, Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Beltway Crash In Maryland
State Police ID Teen, Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Beltway Crash In Maryland Two people, including a teenager, were killed in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday in Prince George's County, Maryland State Police confirmed. Investigators have identified Beltsville resident Dorothy Skinner, 74, and 15-year-old Hyattsville native Loren Jones as the two who were killed in the crash on May 7 that left three others with injuries. Single vehicle crash, OL Cap Beltway before I-95. Three patients with life threatening injuries, two with non life threatening injuries. Expect major delays and move over for emergency vehicles. — Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department (@PGF…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Found Shot To Death In Crashed Vehicle Off I-495 In Maryland: State Police Woman Found Shot To Death In Crashed Vehicle Off I-495 In Maryland: State Police
Woman Found Shot To Death In Crashed Vehicle Off I-495 In Maryland: State Police A death investigation has been launched after a 20-year-old woman was found in her vehicle overnight in Prince George's County, state police say. Nyah Strong Hairston, 20, of Largo, has been identified by state police investigators as the person who was found in a vehicle that crashed into a ditch on Friday night. Shortly before 10:45 p.m. on May 3, state police troopers were called to investigate a reported crash after a vehicle was found in the southbound lanes of I-495 near Landover Road in Hyattsville. Upon arrival, troopers found an unresponsive Hairston inside a Nissan Versa in a dit…

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by Zak Failla
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Traffic On I-495 Backed Up By Multi-Vehicle Crash In Montgomery County (DEVELOPING) Traffic On I-495 Backed Up By Multi-Vehicle Crash In Montgomery County (DEVELOPING)
Traffic On I-495 Backed Up By Multi-Vehicle Crash In Montgomery County (Developing) A multi-vehicle crash on I-495 in Montgomery County temporarily tied up traffic on Wednesday. An alert was issued by the Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC) Program shortly before 11 a.m. on May 1 advising that the westbound lanes of I-495 (Outer Loop) past MD-187 at Exit 36 were blocked due to the crash. At least one person was injured. Traffic was able to pass on the shoulders initially, according to officials, though "delays are building" in the area of MD-355 Multi-Vehicle Crash with Injury. I-495 WB (Outer Loop) past MD-187 (Exit 36). Montgomery County…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Dump Truck Driver Severely Burned Saving Son From Fiery Maryland Crash Facing Long Recovery Dump Truck Driver Severely Burned Saving Son From Fiery Maryland Crash Facing Long Recovery
Dump Truck Driver Severely Burned Saving Son From Fiery Maryland Crash Facing Long Recovery Friends and well-wishers are rallying around a courageous mother who sacrificed herself to rescue her young son from a fiery crash on I-495. Scheracon Roberts and her son Aarihimis Brown were driving last month in a dump truck on I-495 near Maryland Route 4 when it blew a tire for unknown reasons and veered into the opposite lanes.  The truck flipped, caught fire, and at the same time, an SUV attempted to avoid the crash and overturned. According to the organizers of a GoFundMe for the family, Roberts was able to get her son out of the truck with an assist from a Good Samaritan, …

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by Zak Failla
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Crash Closes Portion Of I-495 Inner Loop In Montgomery County Crash Closes Portion Of I-495 Inner Loop In Montgomery County
Crash Closes Portion Of I-495 Inner Loop In Montgomery County A major crash closed a portion of the Inner Loop of I-495 in Montgomery County on Tuesday afternoon. The crash was reported just past Exit 34 in Rockville Pike/MD 355 around 12:35 p.m., according to the Montgomery County OEMHS: Traffic incident blocks all travel lanes of the Inner Loop of I-495 just past Exit 34 (Rockville Pike/MD 355). Traffic is only able to proceed on the right shoulder. Expect significant delays. Seek alternate route. #MdTraffic pic.twitter.com/QPaECeC560 — Montgomery Co OEMHS (@ReadyMontgomery) March 5, 2024 Traffic was getting by on the right shoulder. All lanes …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Firefighters Released From Hospital After Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Ambulance In MD (VIDEO) Firefighters Released From Hospital After Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Ambulance In MD (VIDEO)
Firefighters Released From Hospital After Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Ambulance In MD (Video) Two firefighters were injured in Prince George's County on Thursday night when a tractor-trailer crashed into an ambulance and several other vehicles.  An ambulance that was stopped on the Inner Loop of the Beltway and MD-210 at approximately 9:10 p.m. on Thursday, June 15 in Oxon Hill when it was struck by the truck driver, according to officials. At the time of the crash, the ambulance was at the scene of a previous accident on I-495. Video was released by the Prince George's Fire Department on Saturday, June 17 of the incident. Dash Cam video from the June 15, 2023 Capital Beltway…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Rideshare Driver, 47, Killed In Crash Near Dulles Airport Rideshare Driver, 47, Killed In Crash Near Dulles Airport
Rideshare Driver, 47, Killed In Crash Near Dulles Airport A 47-year-old Silver Spring man died when the minivan he was operating as a rideshare vehicle struck a deer in Dulles Airport Wednesday, May 17, authorities said. Solomon Birhanie Sibhatu was heading west in a Toyota minivan along Dulles Airport Access Highway a mile west of I-495, when his vehicle collided with a deer around 8:30 p.m., the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police said. Sibhatu was pronounced dead at the scene while his passenger was transported to a local hospital by Fairfax County Fire Department.  Airport-bound traffic was detoured to the Dulles Toll …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Road-Raging Richmond Man Charged In Maryland With Pointing Gun, Red Laser At Motorists: DOJ Road-Raging Richmond Man Charged In Maryland With Pointing Gun, Red Laser At Motorists: DOJ
Road-Raging Richmond Man Charged In Maryland With Pointing Gun, Red Laser At Motorists: DOJ Authorities say that a Virginia man is facing federal charges in Maryland for brandishing a handgun and acting violently during incidents on I-495 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Lavar William Henderson, 44, of Richmond, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm after he allegedly pointed a gun with a red laser at other motorists on the busy roadways, according to prosecutors. According to the indictment unsealed this week, on Wednesday, Oct. 26, officers with the US Park Police were tipped off about a man in a black Jaguar who was wearing …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Bethesda Vehicle Collision Knocks Over Massive Road Sign, Entraps At Least One Bethesda Vehicle Collision Knocks Over Massive Road Sign, Entraps At Least One
Bethesda Vehicle Collision Knocks Over Massive Road Sign, Entraps At Least One At least one person was entrapped inside of a vehicle after it violently collided with a Montgomery County road sign, knocking it over, authorities say. The collision knocked over an exit sign for I-495 and I-270 on Old Georgetown Road around 1:45 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, according to Montgomery County police. Update - Old Georgetown Road at I270, Bethesda, @mcfrs PE726, A741D, RS741B, A733 on scene, some lanes blocked @MDSHA https://t.co/Jbvqovp0Ok pic.twitter.com/3pXs1EFe0O — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) September 22, 2022 The condition of any occupants of the vehicle is currently unkn…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Motorcyclist Ejected From Bike, Struck By Multiple Hit-Run Drivers In Maryland: State Police Motorcyclist Ejected From Bike, Struck By Multiple Hit-Run Drivers In Maryland: State Police
Motorcyclist Ejected From Bike, Struck By Multiple Hit-Run Drivers In Maryland: State Police A Washington, DC man was killed after being struck by multiple hit-and-run drivers when he lost control of his motorcycle and went down on a major Maryland roadway, state police said. Charles Noble, 43, was driving his Harley-Davidson at approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31 when he rolled the motorcycle over on I-495 and was struck by multiple unknown vehicles that did not remain at the scene, according to authorities. Troopers from the Forestville Barrack responded to the outer loop of Interstate-495 at MD Route 214 at approximately 11:10 p.m. on Wednesday night when there was a rep…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Multi-Vehicle Maryland Crash Leads To 11 Hospitalizations: Officials Multi-Vehicle Maryland Crash Leads To 11 Hospitalizations: Officials
Multi-Vehicle Maryland Crash Leads To 11 Hospitalizations: Officials Eleven people were taken to Maryland hospitals after a massive crash on I-495 in Prince George’s County, officials said. Shortly after 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, first responders were dispatched to the outer loop of the interstate near Route 50, where there was a report of a multi-vehicle crash. Officials said that those involved in the crash all suffered minor, non-life-threatening injuries. It is unclear how the crash started, which is being investigated by Maryland State Police. Traffic was tied up in the area for hours as officials cleared the scene. No additional information…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Tow Truck Driver Pinned Under Vehicle Rescued By Maryland State Trooper Tow Truck Driver Pinned Under Vehicle Rescued By Maryland State Trooper
Tow Truck Driver Pinned Under Vehicle Rescued By Maryland State Trooper A tow truck operator was saved from a dangerous accident in Silver Spring thanks to the quick response of a courageous Maryland State Trooper, authorities say. Trooper Jason Reid jumped into action after the 51-year-old operator was crushed underneath the vehicle he was trying to load up after a crash on the Colesville Road ramp off of I-495, around 10:30 a.m., May 24, Maryland State Police say. Trooper Reid witnessed the operator attempting to winch the underside of a vehicle when it slipped off of the tow truck and fell on top of the operator. Despite having no training on tow truck equip…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Airborne Tire Strikes Multiple Moving Vehicles On Silver Spring Highway: Fire Officials Airborne Tire Strikes Multiple Moving Vehicles On Silver Spring Highway: Fire Officials
Airborne Tire Strikes Multiple Moving Vehicles On Silver Spring Highway: Fire Officials Two people are in the hospital after a tire that became airborne struck multiple vehicles on I-495 near Silver Spring over the weekend, authorities say. Multiple people were injured after the tire bounced across the highway and collided with vehicles near the Linden Lane overpass around 7 p.m., Saturday, May 21, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. ICYMI - 5/21 Saturday evening ~7p on Beltway in Silver Spring/Kensington area, multiple (moving) vehicles struck by tire (airborne) bouncing across IL & OL of I495 resulting in several injuries, including 2 adults transported P…

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by Annie DeVoe
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One Dead, One Critical In Beltway Crash: Report One Dead, One Critical In Beltway Crash: Report
One Dead, One Critical In Beltway Crash: Report Police closed a portion of the Capital Beltway Tuesday night, May 17, to investigate a serious crash that left one person dead and another seriously injured.  Virginia State Police in Tysons said several cars crashed on the inner loop of I-495 near Chain Bridge Road just after 10 p.m., NBC4 reports.  Paramedics rushed one person to the hospital and another person who declared dead in the pile-up. Police didn't release any information on those people.  Investigators closed down all lanes of the inner loop just after Leesburg Pike as they tried to make sense of what happened. …

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by Josh Lanier