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Cross-State Police Pursuit Ends In Crash, Injuries In Maryland: Sheriff Cross-State Police Pursuit Ends In Crash, Injuries In Maryland: Sheriff
Cross-State Police Pursuit Ends In Crash, Injuries In Maryland: Sheriff An early morning police pursuit of armed robbery suspects in Virginia crossed state lines and ended in a crash in Maryland, leaving multiple people injured, authorities said. At approximately 3:46 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to an armed robbery in King George County, with the suspects fleeing north into Maryland, crossing the Nice-Middleton Memorial Bridge with officers in pursuit, police said. Maryland Transportation Authority Police then joined the chase as the suspects sped along Crain Highway toward La Plata.  Officers from the Charles …

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Man Killed In Maryland Crash After Virginia Driver Failed To Yield: Report Police ID Man Killed In Maryland Crash After Virginia Driver Failed To Yield: Report
Police ID Man Killed In Maryland Crash After Virginia Driver Failed To Yield: Report Police have identified the elderly man who was killed after his vehicle was struck and went airborne near La Plata, reports WTOP.  George Bernard Thomas Jr., 88, was struck by a Virginia woman in a Chevrolet who failed to yield to oncoming traffic while making a turn at the intersection of Crain Highway and Turkey Hill Road, around 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 31, the outlet said citing state police. Thomas' vehicle was pushed over a guardrail on impact and went airborne before finally stopping in a ditch. He was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver who struck him was transported to…

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by Annie DeVoe