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Woman ‘Fighting For Her Life’ After Wrong-Way DUI Crash Leaves Her In Coma Near Virginia Border Woman ‘Fighting For Her Life’ After Wrong-Way DUI Crash Leaves Her In Coma Near Virginia Border
Woman ‘Fighting For Her Life’ After Wrong-Way DUI Crash Leaves Her In Coma Near Virginia Border A Maryland woman is facing "the fight of her life" after being hit head-on by a drunk driver and placed in a coma. Raphaela Weinsweig is being treated at Shock Trauma in Baltimore after being struck in a violent collision less than a mile from her home in Montgomery County by a driver her family says has multiple DUIs on his record — and had been released before the crash. The crash was reported shortly after 1:30 a.m. on March 15. "Raphaela was tired and left (early)," Tamar Weinsweig wrote on a CaringBridge page set up for the family. "She was alone in the car, as was the other driver. I…

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Stolen Kia Crashes Into Maryland Home After Police Chase; 3 Juveniles Injured: Sheriff Stolen Kia Crashes Into Maryland Home After Police Chase; 3 Juveniles Injured: Sheriff
Stolen Kia Crashes Into Maryland Home After Police Chase; 3 Juveniles Injured: Sheriff A stolen car barreled off the road during a police pursuit in Maryland, smashing into a house and leaving three minors injured, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the chaos began around 5:59 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, when a white Kia Optima reported stolen out of Prince George’s County was spotted on Route 260 in Dunkirk. The driver sped away as deputies approached, officials said, weaving through traffic on the shoulder and speeding recklessly. Deputies tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver refused to pull over. The chase carried onto Mt. Harmony Road, where …

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Woman Airlifted After Stabbing Inside DMV Library, Suspect Nabbed Nearby: Sheriff Woman Airlifted After Stabbing Inside DMV Library, Suspect Nabbed Nearby: Sheriff
Woman Airlifted After Stabbing Inside DMV Library, Suspect Nabbed Nearby: Sheriff A woman was stabbed inside a Calvert County library on Monday morning, and the suspect was caught just steps away, officials said. Deputies rushed to the Southern Branch Library in the 13900 block of HG Trueman Road in Solomons at around 10:08 a.m. on August 4, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. They found a woman suffering from a stab wound. The suspect — a man — was still in the area and was immediately taken into custody, authorities said. The victim was flown to a nearby trauma center. Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The library was shut down as d…

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Maryland Man Killed On I-70 After Leaving Frederick Fairgrounds Event: Police Maryland Man Killed On I-70 After Leaving Frederick Fairgrounds Event: Police
Maryland Man Killed On I-70 After Leaving Frederick Fairgrounds Event: Police One man was killed and another was hospitalized after gunfire broke out on I-70 in Maryland just minutes after leaving an event at the Frederick Fairgrounds, state police said. The victim was identified as Eduardo Alexander Alvarado Urrea, 20, of Silver Spring.  He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to investigators. Troopers were called to the interstate just before midnight on Saturday, June 14, to the 600 block of Lakeview Drive in Mount Airy, where they found a 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck with six people who were inside at the time of the shooting. The driver and one pa…

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Police ID Virginia Pick-Up Truck Driver, PA Crane Operator Killed In Fiery I-83 Crash Police ID Virginia Pick-Up Truck Driver, PA Crane Operator Killed In Fiery I-83 Crash
Police ID Virginia Pick-Up Truck Driver, PA Crane Operator Killed In Fiery I-83 Crash New details have been released by Maryland State Police investigators after two people were killed in a crash involving a pick-up and mobile crane that shut down I-83 on Wednesday in Baltimore County. Ruther Glen, Virginia resident Kevin Johnson, 53, was driving the truck that lost control and struck the Peterbilt crane being operated by 61-year-old James Hutson, of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, officials say. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Oct. 23, Maryland State Police troopers were called to the northbound lanes of the interstate in Sparks Glencoe when the pick-up hauling a trailer was headi…

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