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Officer Identified By AG After Fiery Fatal Crash That Killed Young Girl (DEVELOPING) Officer Identified By AG After Fiery Fatal Crash That Killed Young Girl (DEVELOPING)
Officer Identified By AG After Fiery Fatal Crash That Killed Young Girl (Developing) A Maryland police officer involved in a fatal crash that killed a young girl over the weekend has been identified by the Attorney General's Office. The Independent Investigations Division of the AG's Office said Police Officer First Class Brian Maurantonio, a four-year veteran assigned to the department’s Traffic Enforcement Section, was involved in the collision that occurred in Columbia on Saturday, Jan. 17. The crash happened at approximately 1:50 a.m. on Route 29 near Johns Hopkins Road, according to investigators. Officials said the officer was in an unmarked cruiser conducting traffi…

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by Zak Failla
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Officer Involved In Crash That Killed Woman At Busy Shopping Center: Police (DEVELOPING) Officer Involved In Crash That Killed Woman At Busy Shopping Center: Police (DEVELOPING)
Officer Involved In Crash That Killed Woman At Busy Shopping Center: Police (Developing) An officer from the Howard County Police Department was involved in a fatal crash with an elderly pedestrian, the agency confirmed on Friday. At approximately 6:45 a.m. on Aug. 15, an on-duty, plainclothes officer was exiting a parking lot in an unmarked cruiser at Dobbin Center in the 6400 block of Dobbin Road when the SUV struck a 93-year-old woman. The pedestrian was rushed by paramedics to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where she later died from her injuries. According to the preliminary investigation, speed is not believed to be a factor in the fatal strike. #HoCo…

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Obituaries
Mom Killed In Head-On DUI Crash Near DC; Girl Left To Face Life Without Her, Family Says Mom Killed In Head-On DUI Crash Near DC; Girl Left To Face Life Without Her, Family Says
Mom Killed In Head-On DUI Crash Near DC; Girl Left To Face Life Without Her, Family Says It was a crash that ended two lives in an instant — and changed another forever. On Saturday, July 26, police say 29-year-old Teeona Huggins was killed in a devastating head-on collision along the 9900 block of Charles Street (MD Rt. 6) in La Plata.  Emergency responders arrived shortly before 7:30 p.m. that night to find the black 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis crushed, its occupants trapped inside. According to La Plata Police, Huggins and a 31-year-old woman from Seat Pleasant were both pronounced dead at the scene. A third woman, 31, also from DC, was airlifted to the University of Ma…

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by Zak Failla
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Pedestrian Dies After Two Drivers Flee Crash Scene In DMV, Police Say Pedestrian Dies After Two Drivers Flee Crash Scene In DMV, Police Say
Pedestrian Dies After Two Drivers Flee Crash Scene In DMV, Police Say A 25-year-old man is dead after being struck by two drivers who both fled the scene in a double hit-and-run crash in Maryland, authorities said. Antone Brooks, of Upper Marlboro, was hit around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, July 26, while walking in the 9000 block of Central Avenue in the city of Seat Pleasant, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officers with the Seat Pleasant Police Department responded and found Brooks in the roadway. He was taken to a hospital, where he died the following day, Sunday, July 27, officials confirmed. Investigators believe Brooks was struck by…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Bicyclist Killed In Hit-Run Crash Near VA Border Identified By Police Maryland Bicyclist Killed In Hit-Run Crash Near VA Border Identified By Police
Maryland Bicyclist Killed In Hit-Run Crash Near VA Border Identified By Police A 55-year-old woman riding her bike was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash Thursday night in Maryland, officials said. Tara Carter, of Lanham, was hit just before 8 p.m. on July 17 in the 8400 block of Annapolis Road in the city of New Carrollton, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she died overnight, police said. The driver who hit her took off, but was tracked down soon after a witness came forward and reviewing surveillance video, according to investigators. Police say the preliminary investigation revealed the dr…

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by Zak Failla
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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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