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DC Man, Officers Involved In Fatal MD Crash ID'd By AG Investigators DC Man, Officers Involved In Fatal MD Crash ID'd By AG Investigators
DC Man, Officers Involved In Fatal MD Crash ID'd By AG Investigators New information has been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office as investigators continue a probe to a fatal police pursuit that left one dead and two injured in Montgomery County earlier this month. The AG's Office launched an inquiry into the fatal pursuit that led to the death of 37-year-old Washington, DC resident Lawrence White early on Saturday, May 20 that started in North Bethesda. At approximately 5 a.m. on May 20, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to the area of Rockledge Drive in North Bethesda, to conduct a welfare check following …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Hospitalized When Unlicensed Driver Slams School Bus In Spotsylvania: Police Teen Hospitalized When Unlicensed Driver Slams School Bus In Spotsylvania: Police
Teen Hospitalized When Unlicensed Driver Slams School Bus In Spotsylvania: Police A 45-year-old woman who was driving without a license struck a school bus carrying high school students Tuesday afternoon, May 23 in Spotsylvania, authorities said. The bus was carrying Massaponax High School students when it was struck by the woman in a 2000 Honda Civic, who failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Lancaster Gate Road and Lancaster Ring Road around 2:30 p.m., Police Spokesman Troy Skebo said. The bus was struck on the driver's side door area, sending a 16-year-old boy to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Skebo said. Some other students were …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Killed In Head-On Crash With Virginia Truck Driver, State Police Say Maryland Man Killed In Head-On Crash With Virginia Truck Driver, State Police Say
Maryland Man Killed In Head-On Crash With Virginia Truck Driver, State Police Say A 71-year-old driver was killed in Maryland after losing control of his vehicle and striking a truck towing a semi-trailer driven by a Virginia man head-on, state police announced. Charles County resident Judson Edward Lewis, of Newburg, was pronounced dead on Monday, Dec. 5, after crashing into Nokesville, Virginia resident Johnnie Edward Hurst, Jr., 55, on Maryland Route 234 in Faulkner on Monday, Dec. 5. Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to the crash scene near Edgewater Drive shortly before 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon, where there was a report of a “seri…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Pedestrian, 36, Fatally Struck By Two Cars In Prince William County Police ID Pedestrian, 36, Fatally Struck By Two Cars In Prince William County
Police ID Pedestrian, 36, Fatally Struck By Two Cars In Prince William County Police have identified the 36-year-old man fatally struck by two vehicles in Prince William County, authorities said. Marcus Altwan Wilson was in the northbound lanes of Richmond Highway near Russell road in Quantico when he was hit by a 2010 BMW 5 heading south, and then another car while he laid in the roadway around 6 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 5 At the time of the crash, the Wilson was wearing dark-colored clothing and walking in the roadway outside of a crosswalk. The driver of the second vehicle continued southbound on Richmond Highway and did not stop. It was unclear if the driver was awa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
US Diplomat Killed While Biking In Maryland: Reports US Diplomat Killed While Biking In Maryland: Reports
US Diplomat Killed While Biking In Maryland: Reports A State Department employee was identified as the bicyclist struck and killed by a flatbed truck this week in Bethesda, NBC Washington reports. Sarah Joan Langenkamp, 42, was in the bike lane when the red 2014 Volvo D13 turned right into the parking lot of 5244 River Road and struck her around 4:05 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, Montgomery County police said. Langenkamp was pronounced dead on scene. Repose toi Lionne. Depuis la Côte d'Ivoire nous te pleurons Sarah Langenkamp Posted by Valerie Vai on Friday, August 26, 2022 Various news reports cite Langenkamp as the head of the International …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Sheriff's Office IDs Motorcyclist Killed In Maryland Crash Sheriff's Office IDs Motorcyclist Killed In Maryland Crash
Sheriff's Office IDs Motorcyclist Killed In Maryland Crash A 42-year-old Maryland man died in Calvert County after colliding with a driver from Virginia and getting ejected from his custom-made Harley-Davidson motorcycle, police said. Dunkirk resident Paul Preston Gibson, II was riding north on Route 4 in St. Leonard at 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 3, when he collided with a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander being driven by Roanoke, Virginia resident Enola Gabrielle Bates, 23, near the intersection of Route 765 (the south entrance to St. Leonard Road), according to authorities. Members of the Calvert County Sheriff's office responded to the side-swipe collisi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Spotsylvania Community Mourns Death of 23-Year-Old Father, T-Ball Coach Spotsylvania Community Mourns Death of 23-Year-Old Father, T-Ball Coach
Spotsylvania Community Mourns Death of 23-Year-Old Father, T-Ball Coach Family and friends of a 23-year-old Spotsylvania County father are mourning the loss of the man following his sudden death earlier this month.  Albert Preston “Buddy” Gregory III, of Spotsylvania, died on Friday, June 10, according to his obituary. He left behind a young daughter, Evangeline, and a large extended family. Along with spending time with his family and friends and riding his motorcycle, Buddy enjoyed coaching t-ball for the P&R Eagles.  The Free Lance-Star reported Gregory died at the scene after his motorcycle crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a Che…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Dashcam Footage Captures Horrific I-270 Crash (VIDEO) Dashcam Footage Captures Horrific I-270 Crash (VIDEO)
Dashcam Footage Captures Horrific I-270 Crash (Video) A driver's dashcam captured a horrific I-270 crash in which a semi-truck being cut off a passenger car, seriously hurting a child over the weekend in Montgomery County. The semi appears to have swerved to avoid hitting a white SUV vehicle when it lost control and overturned in the northbound lanes of the highway in Gaithersburg around 5:15 p.m., Sunday, May 22, according to the footage and MoCo Fire & Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. My dashcam caught the accident. Looks like the truck swerved to avoid a white suv and lost control. pic.twitter.com/4qHDxTdjH1 — Heather T🇺🇸 (@heatherha…

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by Annie DeVoe