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Speeding Teen Driver Killed After Being Ejected In Violent 3-Vehicle Crash, Police Say Speeding Teen Driver Killed After Being Ejected In Violent 3-Vehicle Crash, Police Say
Speeding Teen Driver Killed After Being Ejected In Violent 3-Vehicle Crash, Police Say A 19-year-old driver was killed in a violent three-vehicle crash late Monday night in Maryland, police said. River Jordan Washington, of Monrovia, died after the collision on Ridge Road north of Sweepstakes Road in Damascus at approximately 10:29 p.m. on Monday, March 2, according to Montgomery County police. When officers and firefighters arrived, they found Washington lying in the roadway after being thrown from his vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say Washington had been driving a white 2022 Toyota Camry northbound on Ridge Road when the car crossed the cente…

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MTA Train Fatally Strikes Man At Shot Tower Station In Maryland (DEVELOPING) MTA Train Fatally Strikes Man At Shot Tower Station In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
MTA Train Fatally Strikes Man At Shot Tower Station In Maryland (Developing) A man believed to be in his 20s or 30s was killed Tuesday afternoon after being struck by an MTA train at Shot Tower Station in downtown Baltimore. The Baltimore City Fire Department responded to the 700 block of East Baltimore Street around 2 p.m. for reports that a civilian had been hit by a train and was trapped near the platform. Firefighters quickly removed the man and began emergency treatment at the scene. Despite their efforts, he was pronounced dead by first responders. His identity has not been released. The incident shut down Metro SubwayLink service at Shot Tower as police beg…

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Maryland Woman Struck, Killed By BMW While Crossing Roadway In Annandale: Police Maryland Woman Struck, Killed By BMW While Crossing Roadway In Annandale: Police
Maryland Woman Struck, Killed By BMW While Crossing Roadway In Annandale: Police A Maryland woman was struck and killed by a BMW while crossing a busy roadway over the weekend. Officers responded shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, to a stretch of John Marr Drive between Backlick Road and Ravensworth Road in Annandale, where there were reports of a pedestrian who had been hit, according to Fairfax County Police. Investigators determined that the driver of a 2012 BMW was traveling westbound on John Marr Drive toward Ravensworth Road when the collision occurred. The pedestrian, Sun Hyo Kim, 56, of Annandale, was crossing John Marr Drive from the south side t…

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Suspect, Victims Identified In I-495 Mass Stabbing, Officer-Involved Shooting In Fairfax County Suspect, Victims Identified In I-495 Mass Stabbing, Officer-Involved Shooting In Fairfax County
Suspect, Victims Identified In I-495 Mass Stabbing, Officer-Involved Shooting In Fairfax County Four people were stabbed, a dog was killed, and two people are dead after an officer-involved shooting that shut down I-495 for hours on Sunday. Virginia State Police have identified the suspect as Jared Llamado, 32, of McLean. One of the stabbing victims who died has been identified as Michelle Adams, 39. At around 1:20 p.m. on March 1, troopers were called to a stretch of the southbound lanes of the Capital Beltway near exit 52 to investigate a reported road rage incident. When the trooper arrived at the scene, he was confronted by Llamado, who was wielding a knife. The trooper shot him…

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Dog Stabbed To Death, Four People Slashed Before Trooper Kills Suspect On I-495: VSP (UPDATED) Dog Stabbed To Death, Four People Slashed Before Trooper Kills Suspect On I-495: VSP (UPDATED)
Dog Stabbed To Death, Four People Slashed Before Trooper Kills Suspect On I-495: VSP (Updated) Four people were stabbed, a dog was killed, and two people are dead after an officer-involved shooting that shut down I-495 for hours on Sunday. At around 1:20 p.m. on March 1, troopers were called to a stretch of the southbound lanes of the Capital Beltway near exit 52 to investigate a reported road rage incident. When the trooper arrived at the scene, he was confronted by a man wielding a knife. The trooper shot him in self-defense, according to Virginia State Police. The man was treated and rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. At the scene, four stabbing vi…

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All Southbound Lanes Closed On I-495 In Fairfax County Amid Police Activity (DEVELOPING) All Southbound Lanes Closed On I-495 In Fairfax County Amid Police Activity (DEVELOPING)
All Southbound Lanes Closed On I-495 In Fairfax County Amid Police Activity (Developing) The Beltway has turned into a parking lot on Sunday afternoon in Virginia. All southbound lanes of I-495 are shut down in Fairfax County Sunday afternoon as police activity brings traffic to a complete stop on the Capital Beltway. The closure is impacting I-495 southbound near mile marker 51.6 between Gallows Road and Little River Turnpike (Route 236), according to travel alerts. All southbound lanes are blocked. Traffic backups are stretching approximately four miles. #Annandale: SB 495 (Outer Loop) between Gallows Rd and Rt 236, multiple lanes are blocked due to police activity. Exp…

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Driver Charged After Pedestrian Killed By School District Vehicle Near Virginia HS: Sheriff Driver Charged After Pedestrian Killed By School District Vehicle Near Virginia HS: Sheriff
Driver Charged After Pedestrian Killed By School District Vehicle Near Virginia HS: Sheriff A driver has been charged after a 20-year-old woman was struck and killed by a Loudoun County Public Schools vehicle near Stone Bridge High School last month. Leesburg resident Dale Whitney Taylor, 58, was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian, a misdemeanor, in connection to the crash that claimed the life of Calina Yu in Ashburn. First responders were called shortly after 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, to the intersection of Claiborne Parkway and Portsmouth Boulevard, where there was a crash involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival, paramedics found Yu in the roadway after being stru…

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70-Year-Old Man Fatally Struck Crossing Busy Virginia Highway During Rush Hour: Police 70-Year-Old Man Fatally Struck Crossing Busy Virginia Highway During Rush Hour: Police
70-Year-Old Man Fatally Struck Crossing Busy Virginia Highway During Rush Hour: Police A 70-year-old man was fatally struck while trying to cross a heavily traveled Virginia highway during the evening rush, police said. Woodbridge resident Julio Carlos Cruz Merino has been identified as the pedestrian who was killed by a teen driver crossing Richmond Highway in Prince William County on Tuesday evening. According to the Prince William County Police Department, at around 6 p.m. on Feb. 17, officers were called to a stretch of the highway near Opitz Boulevard in Woodbridge, where there were reports of a pedestrian who had been struck by a 2025 Toyota Camry in the southbound lane…

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Minor Fighting For Life After Tanker Truck Crash Shuts Down Maryland Intersection (DEVELOPING) Minor Fighting For Life After Tanker Truck Crash Shuts Down Maryland Intersection (DEVELOPING)
Minor Fighting For Life After Tanker Truck Crash Shuts Down Maryland Intersection (Developing) A minor is fighting for their life after a violent crash involving a tanker truck that shut down a busy Maryland intersection on Sunday afternoon. The crash was reported shortly after 2:15 p.m. on Feb. 15, at Crain Highway and Old Central Avenue in Upper Marlboro, where fire crews arrived to find a multi-vehicle wreck involving a tanker, Prince George’s County Fire/EMS officials said. One occupant of the tanker was ejected from the vehicle, authorities reported. Hazmat teams responded to secure the contents of the tanker as emergency crews treated multiple patients at the scene. One …

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EZ Pass Reach Ends With Car Airborne, On Metro Tracks In Fairfax County (UPDATED) EZ Pass Reach Ends With Car Airborne, On Metro Tracks In Fairfax County (UPDATED)
EZ Pass Reach Ends With Car Airborne, On Metro Tracks In Fairfax County (Updated) A crash on I-66 sent a car flying onto live Metro tracks late Wednesday morning — shutting down part of the Orange Line and closing Express Lanes in Virginia. At 11:24 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue units responded to a single-vehicle crash on I-66 westbound prior to the Cedar Lane overpass, according to officials. The car ended up on the neighboring Metro tracks outside Dunn Loring. Virginia State Police investigators say the initial probe found that the driver reached down to grab his EZ Pass device and ran off of the left side of the road.   T…

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After 100 Days On Foot, Buddhist Monks’ Walk For Peace Reaches DC, Triggering Road Closures After 100 Days On Foot, Buddhist Monks’ Walk For Peace Reaches DC, Triggering Road Closures
After 100 Days On Foot, Buddhist Monks’ Walk For Peace Reaches DC, Triggering Road Closures After more than 100 days on foot, the Walk for Peace pilgrimage led by Buddhist monks will officially enter Washington, DC, this week, prompting rolling road closures across the District as the journey nears its end. At approximately 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10, in DC, monks walking from Fort Worth, Texas, are expected to cross into the city via the Chain Bridge and continue through Northwest neighborhoods under police escort, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The Walk For Peace in Virginia Facebook via The Walk For Peace The Walk For Peace Facebook via The Wa…

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14th Street Closed In Downtown DC Over Fears Of Collapse Above Century-Old Sewer 14th Street Closed In Downtown DC Over Fears Of Collapse Above Century-Old Sewer
14th Street Closed In Downtown DC Over Fears Of Collapse Above Century-Old Sewer A major stretch of 14th Street in downtown Washington, DC has been shut down amid fears the roadway could collapse over a century-old sewer tunnel buried beneath the street. All northbound lanes of 14th Street NW between L Street and Thomas Circle were closed after engineers determined an abandoned brick-lined sewer tunnel below the roadway posed an imminent risk of collapse, DC Water said. The emergency closure began shortly after midnight Saturday, Feb. 7, after officials flagged instability in the roadway under the weight of vehicle traffic. Further engineering inspections confirmed urge…

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