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Temple Hills-Camp Springs, MD
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver Sought After Pedestrian Dies Months After Crash In Temple Hills: Police Hit-Run Driver Sought After Pedestrian Dies Months After Crash In Temple Hills: Police
Hit-Run Driver Sought After Pedestrian Dies Months After Crash In Temple Hills: Police A pedestrian struck in an October hit-and-run in Temple Hills has died from his injuries, the Prince George’s County Police Department announced on Wednesday. Deon Anthony Smith, 47, who had no fixed address, passed away on Dec. 14, nearly two months after the crash, police said. Officers were initially called to the 4300 block of St. Barnabas Road on Oct. 17 to investigate a reported hit-and-run involving a pedestrian in the area. According to investigators, a driver struck Smith and fled the scene without stopping. Police are actively working to identify both the driver and the vehicle i…

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by Zak Failla
Centreville, VA
Police & Fire
Police Probing Fatal Crash After Man Struck By Multiple Vehicles In Centreville Intersection Police Probing Fatal Crash After Man Struck By Multiple Vehicles In Centreville Intersection
Police Probing Fatal Crash After Man Struck By Multiple Vehicles In Centreville Intersection Intoxication may have been a factor for the pedestrian who was struck and killed by multiple vehicles while walking in Fairfax County over the weekend. Centreville resident Tracy Roane, 56, has been identified as the man who was killed in his hometown on Saturday night while walking near the intersection of Route 29 and White Post Road.  According to police, at approximately  8:20 p.m. on Sept. 21, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called in to investigate a reported pedestrian strike in the area of Route 29 and White Post Road in Centreville. Investigators …

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by Zak Failla
Springfield, VA
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Springfield Who Fled Area On Foot, Police Say Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Springfield Who Fled Area On Foot, Police Say
Pedestrian Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Springfield Who Fled Area On Foot, Police Say The driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in Fairfax County before running away from the area on foot remains at large on Friday morning, police say. Officers were called to investigate a reported hit-and-run crash in the area of Franconia Road and Elder Avenue in Springfield at around 7 a.m. on Sept. 13, where there was a reported crash. First responders pronounced the pedestrian - only identified as an adult male - dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle fled on foot.  It is now being investigated by the Fairfax County Police Department's Construction Reconstruction Unit. …

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by Zak Failla
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Carjacker Who Killed Man Fighting For His Lexus Arrested In Virginia (UPDATED) Carjacker Who Killed Man Fighting For His Lexus Arrested In Virginia (UPDATED)
Carjacker Who Killed Man Fighting For His Lexus Arrested In Virginia (Updated) Manassas resident Keith Anthony McBride has been identified as the person wanted in connection to a fatal hit-and-run that left a Lexus owner dead. Officers were called to the Oasis at Montclair Apartment Complex on Stedham Circle in Dumfries shortly before 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, to investigate a reported hit-and-run. On Saturday, July 27, authorities announced that McBride was located and arrested. According to a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department, 37-year-old Vasquez Galvan was approached by McBride while he was outside of his gold Lexus SUV. The …

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by Zak Failla
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
Moped Rider Killed In I-81 Crash With Tractor-Trailer, PA State Police Say Moped Rider Killed In I-81 Crash With Tractor-Trailer, PA State Police Say
Moped Rider Killed In I-81 Crash With Tractor-Trailer, PA State Police Say A Manchester man has died following a crash while riding his moped on Interstate 81, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, July 16.  Richard Thornton Fletcher, 70, was riding a gold Yamaha YW50F south on I-81 when he attempted to merge from the right in front of Anthony James Snyder, 26 of Harrisburg's white 2023 Freightliner M2 in the left lane, as detailed in the release by PSP Harrisburg Trooper David Jeffers. The moped's rear bumper collided with the front passenger's side bumper of the tractor-trailer, causing Fletcher to lose control and fall off into the highway's shou…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Lancaster Kayaker Found Dead In Swatara Creek: Harrisburg Officials Lancaster Kayaker Found Dead In Swatara Creek: Harrisburg Officials
Lancaster Kayaker Found Dead In Swatara Creek: Harrisburg Officials A 44-year-old kayaker was found dead in Swatara Creek, the Dauphin County Coroner's Office confirmed Friday morning.  The Lancaster man was kayaking with friends when "he appears to have had a medical event," on Thursday, June 13, according to the coroner's release.  A life jacket was reportedly on the boat but was not on the man when he was found shortly after 9 p.m., officials explained.  "The Coroner’s Office is now working to ensure that all family members are notified before releasing his name," Dauphin County Press Secretary Diane McNaughton said. The man's autopsy is…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bowie, MD
News
1 Found Dead In Fire At Prince George’s County Hotel: Police 1 Found Dead In Fire At Prince George’s County Hotel: Police
1 Found Dead In Fire At Prince George’s County Hotel: Police One person was found dead as crews doused an early morning hotel fire in Prince George’s County, police confirmed. The blaze broke out in a second-floor unit at 5151 Allentown Road — the Days Inn by Wyndham Camp Springs/Andrews — around 7:40 a.m. Monday, March 11. Crews found one person deceased as they extinguished the flames. No other injuries were reported. UPDATE: Hotel Fire w/ 1 deceased, 7:42am, 5151 Allentown Rd. Fire located in a 2nd floor unit. Firefighters located and removed one deceased adult occupant. Fire is out, no other injuries, and fire investigators are on the scene…

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by Valerie Musson
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Police Investigating North Philly Woman's Death Police Investigating North Philly Woman's Death
Police Investigating North Philly Woman's Death Authorities are investigating after a 46-year-old woman died in a North Philadelphia apartment on Tuesday afternoon, March 5.  It happened on the 700 block of West Annsbury Street near Hunting Park, city police said.  The victim's boyfriend found her unresponsive on the floor in a second-story bedroom around 2:10 p.m., according to officials. She was pronounced dead a half hour later, police said.  Her name was not reported by police and authorities said her cause of death is still under review. 

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by Mac Bullock
Brentwood, NY
News
Update: Alleged Hit-Run Driver Surrenders Months After Long Island Woman's Death Update: Alleged Hit-Run Driver Surrenders Months After Long Island Woman's Death
Update: Alleged Hit-Run Driver Surrenders Months After Long Island Woman's Death Months after a woman was struck by a car and left for dead on a busy Long Island roadway, the driver believed to be responsible is behind bars. Steven Syrop, age 52, of Holtsville, surrendered to Suffolk County Police on Thursday, July 27, in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed Jennifer Bianco. The 42-year-old, of Bay Shore, was found dead in a grassy area of Holtsville, along North Ocean Avenue near Fish Road, on Sunday morning, May 21. Earlier Report: 'Devastated': Support Growing For Family Of Bay Shore Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver Police determined that she had been…

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by Michael Mashburn
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Elizabeth Child, 3, Mauled By Dogs In Backyard, Killed After Fall From Window Elizabeth Child, 3, Mauled By Dogs In Backyard, Killed After Fall From Window
Elizabeth Child, 3, Mauled By Dogs In Backyard, Killed After Fall From Window A 3-year-old boy fell from a window of a home and was then attacked by dogs, killing him Wednesday in Elizabeth, authorities said. The boy was rushed to Trinitas Regional Medical Center with serious injuries after falling from a rear window on the 400 block of South 5th Street around 5:25 p.m., the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. The two dogs owned by the boy's family were in the fenced-in yard when he fell, authorities said. The "aggressive" pit bull then began tearing at the boy's legs, initial reports say. The child was pronounced dead at approximately 6:30 p.m. Repres…

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by Cecilia Levine