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Tennessee Trucker Opens Fire On Pickup Driver During Road Rage Shooting In DMV: Sheriff Tennessee Trucker Opens Fire On Pickup Driver During Road Rage Shooting In DMV: Sheriff
Tennessee Trucker Opens Fire On Pickup Driver During Road Rage Shooting In DMV: Sheriff A Tennessee truck driver is accused of turning a Maryland highway confrontation into a near-deadly encounter after deputies say he opened fire on another driver during a road rage incident across several highways. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said the incident began around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, when deputies responded to reports of shots fired at the AC&T Fuel Center on Hopewell Road in Hagerstown. Investigators said the confrontation started between a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer on I-70 eastbound near I-81, continued onto I-81, and escalated after both vehicle…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Freed Maryland Killer Sent Back To Prison For Threatening Witness In Drug Case: Officials Freed Maryland Killer Sent Back To Prison For Threatening Witness In Drug Case: Officials
Freed Maryland Killer Sent Back To Prison For Threatening Witness In Drug Case: Officials A convicted Maryland murderer who once received a life sentence is heading back to prison — this time for threatening a witness from behind bars after getting caught with drugs in Frederick County. Milton Jerome Stewart, 58, of Baltimore, was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Friday, June 27, for witness intimidation and obstruction of justice, officials said. Stewart had been found guilty of first-degree murder in Baltimore City in 2006 and was sentenced to life in prison. He was released in November 2021. Then, in March 2024, Stewart was arrested in Frederick County after deputies pulle…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Gym Rat, 20, Killed In Fiery I-70 Crash In DMV ‘Built Strength Physically, Spiritually’ Gym Rat, 20, Killed In Fiery I-70 Crash In DMV ‘Built Strength Physically, Spiritually’
Gym Rat, 20, Killed In Fiery I-70 Crash In DMV ‘Built Strength Physically, Spiritually’ A rising star in Maryland’s weightlifting community was one of two people killed in a fiery wreck that shut down I-70 in Frederick County over Memorial Day weekend, officials confirmed. Thomas McGinley, 20, of Frederick, was identified as one of the two people who died on Sunday, May 25, when a box truck was struck and burst into flames along I-70 near Exit 62 in New Market, Maryland State Police said. The crash happened around 4:10 p.m. when the driver of a BMW SUV heading west rear-ended a box truck near Route 75, state police said. The impact sent the box truck over the median and into t…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Vet, Former Police Officer Killed In Fiery I-70 Crash Was ‘A Light To Everybody’ Vet, Former Police Officer Killed In Fiery I-70 Crash Was ‘A Light To Everybody’
Vet, Former Police Officer Killed In Fiery I-70 Crash Was ‘A Light To Everybody’ Rony Cabrera survived the Army and a stint in law enforcement — but lost his life on a Maryland highway behind the wheel of a box truck. Cabrera, 22, a decorated veteran and former police officer in Maryland, was one of two killed in a violent three-vehicle crash that shut down I-70 in Frederick County over the weekend. According to his family, Cabrera was behind the wheel of a box truck when a BMW SUV slammed into the back of it near Exit 62 in New Market around 4:10 p.m. on Sunday.  Maryland State Police said the impact forced Cabrera’s truck across the grassy median and into the pa…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Trucker Killed In Triple Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-70: State Police Trucker Killed In Triple Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-70: State Police
Trucker Killed In Triple Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-70: State Police A Texas truck driver is dead after a violent chain-reaction crash involving three tractor-trailers that shut down I-70 for hours in Maryland, according to state police. The crash happened around 6:36 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7, on eastbound I-70, just west of MD Route 32 in West Friendship. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Waterloo Barrack responded to the scene for a report of a multi-vehicle crash involving tractor-trailers. Joshua Donta Wilson, 38, of Grand Prairie, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. "The preliminary investigation indicates that all three tracto…

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by Zak Failla
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High School Coach, Wife Suffer Catastrophic Injuries In I-70 Crash Near Home In DMV High School Coach, Wife Suffer Catastrophic Injuries In I-70 Crash Near Home In DMV
High School Coach, Wife Suffer Catastrophic Injuries In I-70 Crash Near Home In DMV A devastating crash on I-70 left a Maryland couple with life-altering injuries just minutes from home — now, their community is stepping up to help them heal. John and Lainey Keimig were driving on the interstate on Tuesday, April 22, when they were seriously injured in a wreck not far from their Myersville home, according to loved ones. Due to the severity of her injuries, Lainey Keimig was airlifted to Shock Trauma in Baltimore, where she remains hospitalized and is undergoing intensive rehabilitation.  John Keimig, who serves as the basketball coach at Middletown High School, was t…

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by Zak Failla
News
40 Killed As Storm That Spawned 52 Tornadoes Moves Off East Coast 40 Killed As Storm That Spawned 52 Tornadoes Moves Off East Coast
40 Killed As Storm That Spawned 52 Tornadoes Moves Off East Coast A massive storm that now pushing off the East Coast has left a trail of destruction, mainly in the South and Midwest, with 40 fatalities now reported. As of 8:15 a.m. on Monday, March 17, the system is generating widespread rainfall and thunderstorms as a strong cold front advances. (See the radar image above.) A total of 52 tornadoes have been reported, with more possible, alongside multiple wildfires and a significant dust storm in the Southwest and Midwest, according to AccuWeather. We’re working as fast as we can to get the interstate open. Vehicles involved is now up to 71.The spec…

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by Joe Lombardi