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Top Cop In Maryland Driving With BAC Three Times Legal Limit Charged After Virginia Crash: PD Top Cop In Maryland Driving With BAC Three Times Legal Limit Charged After Virginia Crash: PD
Top Cop In Maryland Driving With BAC Three Times Legal Limit Charged After Virginia Crash: PD The chief of police at Prince George’s Community College is facing serious charges after allegedly causing a crash in Virginia while driving intoxicated with a BAC more than triple the legal limit. Derek Myers, 55, of Burke, was arrested and charged with DUI maiming after a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday, Dec. 6, in Fair Lakes, according to detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department's Crash Reconstruction Unit. The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Random Hills Road and Fairfax Hills Way, police say, when Myers, driving a Hyundai Elantra, lost control of his v…
14-Year-Old Killed In Pedestrian Crash In Fairfax County, Police Investigating (DEVELOPING) 14-Year-Old Killed In Pedestrian Crash In Fairfax County, Police Investigating (DEVELOPING)
14-Year-Old Killed In Pedestrian Crash In Fairfax County, Police Investigating (Developing) A 14-year-old boy has died after being struck by a car while attempting to cross a busy road in Fairfax, authorities said. The crash happened on Wednesday, Dec. 4, around 6:15 p.m. at the intersection of Old Keene Mill Road and Sydenstricker Road in Burke, according to Fairfax County Police. Investigators determined the teen tried to cross Old Keene Mill Road, stepping into the westbound lanes when he was struck by a Ford Fusion traveling in that direction. The boy was rushed to the hospital in life-threatening condition but was later pronounced dead from his injuries, police said. The dr…
Springfield Pilot Known For Rescuing Dogs Killed In Plane Crash : 'A Friend To All' Springfield Pilot Known For Rescuing Dogs Killed In Plane Crash : 'A Friend To All'
Springfield Pilot Known For Rescuing Dogs Killed In Plane Crash : 'A Friend To All' This story has been updated. A Virginia pilot who regularly flew dogs in need to safe homes around the country was killed when his small plane crashed in a remote area of New York. The Greene County incident happened in the Town of Windham at around 6:10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24. Sheriff’s officials said a single-engine Mooney plane was traveling from Maryland to Albany carrying the pilot and three dogs when it crashed in a remote area. The impact killed the pilot, 49-year-old Seuk Kim, of Springfield, Virginia, and one of the dogs. A second dog, a lab mix puppy, survived but suffered two bro…